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Speaker says Amir to return soon; Assembly term begins on Oct 29 Defense minister vows impenetrable security • 5 MPs demand debate on situation

By B Izzak sion, which some MPs said included a drone and 16 cruise missiles, and the parties responsible for it with the aim to KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al- deal with it professionally and objectively. MPs also want Ghanem said yesterday that HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah to know the government’s readiness to safeguard the Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is in good health and will security situation in the country. Kandari said a debate is return to the country from the United States following a necessary over these serious developments and the initial period of recuperation. HH the Amir travelled to the US results of the investigation into how the intrusion hap- a few weeks ago for medical tests and is currently pened and which country or side is behind it. recuperating there before returning to Kuwait. The motion coincided with a high-level meeting of Ghanem, who visited the Amir in New York, said that the supreme defense council chaired by Acting Premier it was agreed with Sheikh Sabah that the start of the and Defense Minister Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad new Assembly term will be on Oct 29, meaning HH the Al-Sabah and attended by top army commanders. The Amir will be back before that date. The Amir inaugu- meeting at Seif Palace reviewed regional developments rates every Assembly term by delivering a key speech and precautionary measures taken, including raising the that tackles political and economic affairs. readiness level of part of the armed forces. The Kuwaiti Meanwhile, five lawmakers yesterday submitted a military will do everything in its power to adopt strin- motion demanding a general debate at the start of the gent security measures to ensure the protection of the next term to clarify the government’s policy over the country’s borders, Sheikh Nasser said. He urged media breaching of Kuwaiti airspace and the readiness of outlets to perform their duty at this critical time and security and military services to deal with such intru- called on the public not to pay heed to rumors. sions. The motion, signed by MPs Riyadh Al-Adasani, Meanwhile, the Assembly’s financial and economic Osama Al-Shaheen, Mohammad Al-Dallal, Abdullah Al- affairs committee yesterday discussed in the presence Kandari and Thamer Al-Suwait, was based on the high- of the finance minister amendments to the pensions law ly explosive regional situation, especially after the dev- in a bid to make the legislation more beneficial for KUWAIT: Acting Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah meets top military astating attacks on Saudi oil installations on Sept 14. retired people. More meetings will be held to finalize officials at Seif Palace yesterday. - KUNA The lawmakers want to know the reasons for the intru- the amendments.

Jubilant supporters dressed in every- MoE, MoH to Trump joins thing from ornate saris to simple dhotis and even a few cowboy hats waved American and Indian flags, chanted sack hundreds rally in Modi “Modi! Modi!” and munched on conces- sion stand snacks that included Indian of expatriates bromance staples of samosas and naan breads - Tens of thousands of along with nachos. “His presence is an By A Saleh HOUSTON: Indian-Americans packed into a Houston indication of his support and endorse- KUWAIT: The Civil Service Commission urged the stadium yesterday for a rally with Indian ment of the strengthening of India’s rela- education and health ministries to report the names of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, joined by tions with America,” said Preeti Dawra, a expat employees they wish to terminate before the end US President Donald Trump, in a rare spokeswoman for the Texas India Forum of the year so that it could complete the needed proce- mass show of support for a foreign that organized the event. “This event is dures and replace them with Kuwaitis in the new fiscal leader on US soil. The event gives Modi, about strengthening those ties.” year. In this regard, informed sources said statistics had a nationalist facing international criticism Members of India’s religious minority shown that MoE and MoH have the largest numbers of over a recent crackdown in disputed Sikh and Muslim groups held noisy gath- expats, and that the former is expected to terminate Kashmir, a chance to energize his rela- erings near the stadium to protest Modi’s 450 employees, while the latter is expected to termi- tionship with Indian-Americans who are Kashmir policy. A Kashmiri-American nate 300. active political supporters. Trump, mean- group called a demonstration, saying that The sources said MoE has already started making its while, faced a largely foreign-born audi- India has violated basic human rights and list including English, Computer and Literature teachers ence that may not prove receptive to his cut off contact with relatives. HOUSTON: US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and administrative staff members, starting with the eld- typical strident anti-immigrant messages. Continued on Page 24 attend the “Howdy, Modi!” rally at NRG Stadium yesterday. — AFP est. “The list will also include supervisors, namely in subjects where expats can be replaced by citizens,” the sources stressed. opment of concrete actions that halt global warming More importantly, there is also no sign yet of reach- Continued on Page 24 Five-year period and the worst effects of climate change,” said its ing what is known as “peak emissions,” the point at authors, the Science Advisory Group to the summit. which levels will start to fall, though these are not Average global temperature between 2015-2019 is on growing at the same rate as the global economy. The ending 2019 set track to be the hottest of any five-year period on 2015 Paris Agreement saw countries lay out national News in brief record, according to the report, which was compiled by targets to reduce their emissions in order to limit long to be hottest: UN the World Meteorological Organization. The period “is term temperature rise by either 2 degrees Celsius or 1.5 currently estimated to be 1.1 degrees Celsius above degrees Celsius. These are benchmarks that will limit in Card skimming gang sentenced UNITED NATIONS: A damning new UN report pub- pre-industrial (1850-1900) times and 0.2 degrees important ways the impact of warming on world weath- lished yesterday said the world is falling badly behind Celsius warmer than 2011-2015,” it said. er systems. KUWAIT: The court of cassation yesterday sen- in the race to avert climate disaster as a result of run- The past four years were already the hottest since But even if all countries meet the goals they set tenced an international gang with members from away warming, with the five-year period ending 2019 record-keeping began in 1850. Guterres said last themselves, the world will warm by 2.9 degrees Celsius Kuwait, UAE, Syria, Jordan and Egypt to 10 years set to be the hottest ever. It comes ahead of a major week the world was “losing the race” on climate to 3.4 degrees Celsius, the report found. The current in jail with labor and fined them KD 198,000 for UN climate summit today that will be attended by more change, with the latest report spelling out the extent levels of ambition would need to be tripled to meet the the sums they had illegally withdrawn from some than 60 world leaders, as Secretary-General Antonio to which the gap between what is required and what 2 degrees Celsius goal and increased five-fold to meet bank accounts and money laundering operations Guterres pushes for countries to increase their green- is happening is widening. Rather than falling, carbon the 1.5 degrees Celsius goal - technically still possible. they had conducted using fake credit cards and house gas reduction targets. dioxide grew two percent in 2018, reaching a record “This reads like a credit card statement after a 5-year special equipment they had imported for this pur- The report “highlights the urgent need for the devel- high of 37 billion tonnes. Continued on Page 24 pose. — Meshaal Al-Enezi

Divorce proves costly Iran slams foreign forces for KUWAIT: Lawyer Fatima Al-Shatti said the family court ordered a Kuwaiti to pay his ex-wife KD raising Gulf ‘insecurity’ 700 in monthly expenses, KD 600 in monthly rent, KD 1,200 to recruit two housemaids, KD 220 for TEHRAN: President Hassan Rouhani marched past them in tight unison fol- the maids’ monthly salaries, KD 10,000 to buy a yesterday denounced the presence of lowed by an array of homegrown mili- car, KD 800 to recruit a driver and KD 120 for the foreign forces in the Gulf and said Iran tary hardware. The parade showcased driver’s monthly salary. — Meshaal Al-Enezi will put forward a peace plan, after tanks, armored vehicles, drones and mis- arch-foe the United States ordered rein- siles - including the Khorramshahr said forcements to the tinderbox region. to have a range of 2,000 km. “Foreign forces can cause problems and Tensions between Iran and the US UAE to open synagogue insecurity for our people and for our and its allies have threatened to boil over region,” Rouhani said before a massive since May last year when President DUBAI: Construction on the United Arab military parade marking the Iran-Iraq Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew Emirates’ first official synagogue will begin next war. Rouhani also said Iran would pres- from a 2015 nuclear deal and later began year and be completed by 2022, according to local ent a peace plan to the United Nations reimposing sanctions. The tensions esca- media reports. The synagogue will be part of the within days. lated in the wake of devastating multi-faith “Abrahamic Family House” complex in “In this sensitive and important his- September 14 attacks on Saudi oil instal- Abu Dhabi, which will also feature a mosque and torical moment, we announce to our lations that Washington and Riyadh church of which full construction will be completed neighbors that we extend the hand of have, to varying degrees, blamed on in 2022, Abu Dhabi newspaper the National friendship and brotherhood to them,” he Tehran. Following the attacks, which reported yesterday.— Reuters said. Rouhani and top military brass caused global oil prices to spike, Trump TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and top military commanders attend the saluted as row after row of soldiers Continued on Page 24 annual “Sacred Defense Week” military parade yesterday. — AFP 2 Local Monday, September 23, 2019 Kuwait Amir congratulates Saudi King on national day Sheikh Sabah commends ‘noticeable development’ in the kingdom

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh economic entity through diversifying out- which Saudis continue to offer for years. Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah put to include commodities other than oil. In education, the Kingdom of Saudi addressed a cable of congratulations to Saudi Arabia is best known for its Arabia put in great effort to educate its the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques strength in the oil sector with the Saudi subjects with some six million students King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on the Arabian Oil Company (ARAMCO) being a heading this year to schools and universities 89th anniversary of the kingdom’s national recognizable force in the international throughout Saudi Arabia to receive free day. His Highness the Amir, in the cable, scene able to adapt to any situation or education. The wellbeing of Saudi citizens is commended the noticeable development urgent matter. Politically, Saudi Arabia also a priority with some 2,393 primary and civil accomplishments in the kingdom played an integral role — especially with- health centers and 282 major hospitals — at in various spheres, boosting further its in the Arab and Islamic contexts — in a capacity of 43,000 beds — providing aloft regional-international status. His protecting and preserving security in the topnotch healthcare and treatment for the Highness the Amir has affirmed that the region and also the world. Saudi Arabia’s people. As for the mass transportation sys- Kuwaiti-Saudi relations have been deep- hosting of the GCC and Arab summits in tem, Saudi Arabia constructed 66,000 kilo- rooted and historic, wishing the monarch the city of Makkah during the month of meters of main roads linking the kingdom’s lasting wellbeing and the kingdom as well Ramadan this year is a great indication of cities in addition to 10, 13, and 28 airports as the graceful Saudi people further pros- the political importance the Kingdom taking people to local, regional and interna- perity and promotion under the sagacious plays and continues to carry out. tional destinations respectively. leadership. Within the social sphere, King Salman The Kingdom also set plans to excel in Meanwhile, His Highness the Deputy His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud made it paramount to various fields whether it was in military Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al- Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud push Saudi women to the forefront of soci- manufacturing, tourism attractions, youth Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent an identical ety during his reign, enabling them to hold services and development, and so on. While cable to the Saudi King. Furthermore, His senior positions, which were mostly domi- Saudi Arabia as distinguish relations with Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Abdulaziz Al Saud marking the kingdom’s current King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud nated by men. Women in Saudi Arabia are neighbors and the world, Saudi-Kuwaiti Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah addressed 89th national day. In a statement, the continuing the legacy of development on all now able to drive and own their vehicles relations in particular is exemplary in terms a similar cable to King Salman, while Ministry of Defense said Sheikh Nasser possible domains. King Salman and Crown and are given more social privileges than of brotherhood and mutual respect. The Kuwait’s National Assembly Speaker expressed best wishes for the kingdom and Prince Mohammad bin Salman were chiefly before all thanks to the wise decisions and leaderships in both nations are keen on Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanem sent a cable con- prosperity under the wise leadership of the responsible for Vision 2030, a plan focused decrees ushered by the current King. While prosperity of their own respective people, gratulating Abdullah Al-Sheikh, President of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. on utilizing the potential of the Saudi peo- Saudi Arabia is going forward within the the region, and the world and that is all due Al-Shurra Council of Saudi Arabia. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia — found- ple, namely the youth, in bolstering the social context, the Kingdom is acknowl- to the strong links between His Highness the In the meantime, Acting Prime Minister ed by the late King Abdulaziz bin Kingdom’s economic sector. edged for its juggernaut effort carried out Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al- and Defense Minister Sheikh Nasser Sabah Abdulrahman Al Saud - marks today its On international recognition on Saudi’s during the Umra and Hajj as well as its cus- Jaber Al-Sabah and his brother King Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah sent a cable of con- 89th anniversary of establishment via cele- economic ambition, the hosting of the todianship of the two holy mosques in Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, two leaders gratulations to Saudi Arabia Deputy Prime brating its long history of achievements and G20 in November of 2020 is an indication Makkah and Madinah. Saudi Arabia spends working for the betterment of their coun- Minister Crown Prince and Defense progress. Saudi Arabia has pursued its that the world is paying attention to Saudi a fathomable amount of money to host pil- tries, their neighbors, and the international Minister Mohammad bin Salman bin prosperous march since establishment with Arabia’s strive to become a well-known grims from around the globe, an honor, community. — KUNA Sheikh Nawaf receives Speaker, senior officials

KUWAIT: His Highness the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al- Jaber Al-Sabah received at Seif Palace yesterday National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanem. His Highness also received at Seif Palace Acting Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. Furthermore, His Highness Sheikh Nawaf received Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of His Highness the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh KUWAIT: His Highness the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince His Highness the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al- State for Cabinet Affairs and Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with Deputy Prime Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with Acting Prime Minister and Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Acting Acting Minister of Interior Anas National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanem. —- KUNA Minister of Defense Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. Khaled Al-Saleh. — KUNA Minister of Interior Anas Khaled Al-Saleh.

Defense Minister meets Saudi Ambassador

KUWAIT: Acting Prime Minister and ment by the Defense Ministry said Sheikh Minister of Defense Sheikh Nasser Sabah Nasser hailed during the meeting at Seif Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah discussed Palace the bilateral relations between the yesterday with Saudi Arabia’s two countries. The minister asserted on Ambassador to Kuwait Sultan bin Saad Al his keenness to bolster relations between Saud issues of mutual concerns. A state- the two sides. — KUNA

VIVA celebrates Saudi National Day

KUWAIT: VIVA, a world-class digital anthem from inside the highest tower in leader providing innovative services and Kuwait, reflecting the high peaks of platforms to customers and enabling the successes and collaborations between digital transformation in Kuwait, and a the two countries. The production also subsidiary of STC Group, celebrated the displayed photos and events represent- 89th National Day of the Kingdom of ing the authenticity of the historical and Saudi Arabia along with its employees, to fraternal relations between the share the joy and emotions of the Saudi Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the State people in this precious national occasion. of Kuwait. VIVA extends its heartfelt The celebrations included a video and sincere tributes to the Kingdom of KUWAIT: The Ambassador of Japan to Kuwait Takashi Ashiki hosted a reception recently on the occasion of the Self-Defense Forces Day at his residence. production that features Kuwaiti youth Saudi Arabia and its kind people on this Higher officials, diplomats, defense attachÈs and media persons attend the event. — Photos by Fouad Al-Shaikh delightfully singing the Saudi national happy occasion. 3 Local Monday, September 23, 2019 Amir authorizes Kuwait Parliament to hold session on Oct 29: Speaker Ghanem visits Kazakhstan for Euro-Asian Conference

KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al- Friday, had asked the speaker to convey his greetings Ghanem announced yesterday that he had obtained to all citizens in Kuwait. approval of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al- In other news, Ghanem departed to Kazakhstan Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to open the next parliamen- yesterday heading a parliamentary delegation to par- tary session on October 29. The take in the fourth meeting of the parliament speaker, in a statement Speakers of Euro-Asian to reporters at Abdullah Al-Salem Countries’ Parliaments, held from Hall inside the National September 23-24. Ghanem is Assembly’s building, affirmed that Amir is in the scheduled to address the Kuwaiti His Highness the Amir is well by delegation to the meeting enti- Allah’s will “and he is in the best best condition tled, ‘Greater Eurasia: Dialogue. condition as you have seen him.” Trust. Partnership,’ Al-Dustour “His Highness the Amir has News Network reported. asked me to relay his greetings Ghanem was seen off at the air- to all Kuwaiti citizens and I have port by Deputy National informed him about the Kuwaiti people greetings Assembly Speaker Essa Al-Kandari, Minister of Justice, prayers (for him),” he added. All people “around His Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Dr Fahad Al-Afasi, National Highness have urged him to abstain from cutting Assembly Secretary-General Alam Al-Kandari and short his vacation because he needs more rest,” the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Kuwait Daulet parliament speaker said, adding that he would return Yemberdiev. Ghanem is accompanied by MP Rakan Al- home after recuperation, “safe and well by Allah’s Nisf, Treasurer MP Mohammad Al-Dalal, MP Al- KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem and his delegation are seen off at the airport before they will.” His Highness the Amir, who hosted Ghanem at Humaidi Al-Subaie, MP Safa Al-Hashem, MP Mubarak headed to Kazakhstan yesterday to partake in the fourth meeting of the Speakers of Euro-Asian Countries’ his residence in the United States of America on Al-Hurais and MP Farraj Al-Arbeed. — KUNA Parliaments. — KUNA

Kuwait appreciates Army Chief, US military UN’s ‘dynamic role’ officer discuss cooperation NEW YORK: His Highness the United Nations to tackle increas- Amir’s Representative, His ing global challenges and threats, Highness the Prime Minister its ongoing efforts aimed at Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al- attaining global peace and secu- Hamad Al-Sabah arrived in New rity and its close monitoring of York on Saturday to head the implementation of sustainable Kuwait’s delegation at the 74th development goals worldwide. He United Nations General hailed the efforts of UN Assembly session. Receiving him Secretary General Antonio at JFK International Airport was Guterres in support of the goals Director of His Highness the and principles of the UN Charter, Amir’s Office Ahmad Al-Fahad, aimed at ensuring stability, a Amiri Diwan Advisor Mohammad peaceful coexistence and inter- Abulhasan, Amiri Ceremonials national cooperation. Director Sheikh Khaled Al- Kuwait is committed to coop- Abdullah Al-Sabah, Amiri Diwan erating with the UN’s various Media and Cultural Affairs bodies, agencies and programs Secretary Yousef Al-Roumi, on facing the various challenges Kuwait’s Ambassador to the US and dangers that threaten the Sheikh Salem Abdallah Al-Jaber world, he added, praising these Al-Sabah and Kuwait’s joint efforts as exceptional. He NEW YORK: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Chief-of-Staff of the Armed Forces Lt Gen Mohammad Al- Permanent UN Representative went on to urge the international Al-Hamad Al-Sabah arrives in New York to head Kuwait’s delegation Khodhor meets with the US Under Secretary of the Army-designate Ryan Ambassador Mansour Al-Otaibi, community to bear its responsi- at the 74th United Nations General Assembly session. — KUNA McCarthy.— KUNA along with Kuwait embassy and bility in putting a stop to con- mission staff. flicts and crises, witnessed in years and have mostly affected decent living conditions for KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Chief-of-Staff of cance, specifically in relation to mili- In a press statement released some parts of the world, and for the Middle East. Kuwait is also people worldwide and to con- the Armed Forces Lt Gen Mohammad tary aspects, according to a Kuwaiti upon his arrival, His Highness further combined efforts to keen to resume its leading role tinue its exceptional humanitari- Al-Khodhor discussed with the US Ministry of Defense statement on expressed Kuwait’s appreciation tackle fundamentalism and ter- to encourage global peace and an role in coming to the aid of Under Secretary of the Army-desig- Saturday. Lt Gen Khodhor praised of the dynamic and effective role rorism, the resulting dangers of stability, support efforts for nations affected by hazards, nate Ryan McCarthy means of mutual both countries’ depth of bilateral rela- currently being assumed by the which have increased in recent development that provides crises and poverty. —KUNA cooperation. Talks between the two tions and the two sides’ keenness to touched upon issues of mutual signifi- further these ties. — KUNA Kuwait’s 3rd development plan envisions ‘qualitative leap’

KUWAIT: The State of Kuwait’s third development plan (2020-2025) envisages a qualitative leap, com- pared to the two previous schemes, a senior official said yesterday. Implementation of the first such plan had concluded and that of the second one remained in the execution phase, said Minister of State for Economic Affairs Mariam Al-Aqeel, in a statement during a meeting for promoting the new plan, organ- ized by the Secretariat General of the Supreme Planning and Development Council. Care for human resources’ development is a significant basis in the new plan, she said, indicating that it also included international indices “that have been employed for improving our international rating.” Meanwhile, Hamed Al-Eidan, the head of the government develop- ment division, said the third plan is partially designed to enhance the private sector participation in the KUWAIT: Minister of State for Economic Affairs Mariam Al-Aqeel (left) speaks during development process. — KUNA the meeting.— KUNA

Sixteen Kuwaiti projects at Milset Expo

KUWAIT: Twenty Kuwaiti student from Ministry of Education and Special Education Schools are participating at the Milset Expo- Sciences International (ESI) 2019 held in Abu Dhabi, with 16 technical and applied projects. Head of Kuwaiti students delegation Shaikha Al-Zoubi, said that this Expo is a great opportunity for the students to meet with about 1350 worldwide young people repre- senting more than 58 countries between the ages of 9-25 years, in addition to a selection KUWAIT: Members of the Kuwaiti delegation participating in the Milset Expo-Sciences of experts, teachers, educators and creators International (ESI) 2019.— KUNA in the largest non-competitive global exhibi- tion that supports cooperation and scientific research among all countries of the world. Zoubi said. The Expo would highlight stu- young aspirant scientists from all over the The Kuwaiti participation reflects the great dents’ efforts and provides them with great world. ESI is an initiative of the International interest and keenness in qualifying students opportunities to gain more experience at Movement for Leisure Activities in Science through programs and activities, she said. international level, she said. Adding it would and Technology (MILSET), a non-govern- The formation of the student delegation enhances the visibility of their personal mental, non-profit and politically independent has gone through several stages through knowledge and raise the flag of Kuwait glob- youth organization, which aims at developing which for selecting outstanding students, to ally. The Milset Expo-Sciences International scientific culture among young people give them the opportunity to represent (ESI) 2019 is the largest event in UAE focus- through the organization of science-and- Kuwait in this international scientific expo, ing exclusively on the scientific creativity of technology programs. —KUNA 4 Local Monday, September 23, 2019

Photo of the Day

KUWAIT: High-rise buildings spread across Kuwait City’s landscape. — Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh Istanbul hosts Kuwait Cultural Days to further cement bonds Kuwaiti artists to display their work at the famous Taksim Square

ISTANBUL: The Turkish city of Istanbul will be host- he said, like paintings, photos, sculptures, traditional ing the ‘Kuwait Cultural Days’ today, an event aimed at clothes and food, as well as books. The diplomat said further cementing bonds between Turkish and Kuwaiti officials from the NCCAL would meet with Turkish people, and to highlight cul- officials to discuss cultural ture of the Arab Gulf coun- exchange programs. ABK marks Int’l Day try. “This is a very important Tahani Al-Adwani, event because it bolsters Officials to NCCAL’s Assistant Secretary of Sign Languages interaction of knowledge General for Financial and and culture, as well as discuss cultural Administrative Affairs, said the KUWAIT: Al-Ahli Bank of Kuwait (ABK) is celebrating strengthens relations with Council was keen on reaching the International Day of Sign Languages today, with the Turkey, and promotes the exchange out to peoples of the world to bank highlighting that it currently provides services for culture and civilization of enrich culture in Kuwait and customers with hearing disabilities at seven branch loca- Kuwait,” Mohammad Al- programs promote the country’s own tions across Kuwait. Mohammad, Kuwait Consul culture and heritage. Adwani, The International Day of Sign Languages is celebrated globally and aims to raise awareness of the importance of General in Istanbul, said also Acting Assistant sign language and the importance of being able to com- yesterday. Secretary General for municate with people that have a hearing impediment. The event - co-organized by Kuwait Consulate, Antiquities and Museums, said in a statement that the According to the World Federation of the Deaf, there are Kuwait’s National Council for Culture, Art and Letters Kuwait Cultural Days reflected strong relations with approximately 72 million deaf people worldwide. (NCCAL) and Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Turkey and its people. Kuwaiti and Turkish bands will In a move to improve communication with its cus- Tourism - will emphasize Kuwait’s keenness on culture be performing throughout the event, she noted. tomers with hearing disabilities, ABK holds sign language as a major tool to spread awareness about civilizations NCCAL works on preserving culture and heritage of training courses on a regular basis for branch staff. The among peoples, Mohammad said. Kuwaiti artists will the State of Kuwait, as well as promoting them in other courses focus on providing specialized training to staff be displaying their work at the famous Taksim Square, countries. — KUNA responsible for assisting the bank’s special needs cus- tomers with their banking needs. ABK is committed to playing an active role in the communities it operates in, and to encourage a stronger Ibtkar’s Women sense of belonging among all individuals in those commu- nities. The bank currently provides sign language servic- es at its Head Office, and at the Shaab, Jabriya, Qurain, Leadership, Dialogue South Sabahiya, Al-Firdous and Jahra 1 branches. ABK provided 23 staff with specialized training so that they program launched could assist special needs’ customers with their banking needs, and all trained staff wear badges showing that they know how to communicate with sign language. KUWAIT: Ibtkar’s Women Leadership and Dialogue pro- gram was formally launched recently at an event hosted by the German Embassy. Ambassador Designate Stefan Mobs shared insights on current affairs in Germany, while Ruth Brodesser, Head of Cultural Affairs, disseminated informa- Kuwaiti Sheikha tion on Germany for the participants. Oliver Oehms, CEO of AHK German Industry and the German Business Council in Kuwait, spoke on the German economy and entrepreneur- joins US museum’s ship. Dr Fabian Blomberg from the Konrad Audenauer Foundation gave a brief introduction to the institute and an executive board overview of the upcoming trip highlights. Ibtkar’s Director Dr Alanoud Alsharekh congratulated the 10 participants on being chosen for this competitive program, which had over KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Sheikha Hessa Al-Sabah will soon 110 applicants, and hoped that this initiative will bring clos- become a Board of Trustees member in the Museum of Fine er understanding of the importance of women’s leadership Arts Houston (MFAH) in the in Kuwait. This event was attended by Khalifa Al-Ghanim, US state of Texas, said a CEO of Fouad Al-Ghanim and Sons Automotive company, Kuwaiti museum of ancient whose kind support made this program possible. Islamic antiquities. In a state- ment released by the Kuwaiti museum yesterday, Sheikha Hessa, who is the facility’s gathering, he said it was a chance for participants to director, said she intends on Arab League shines exchange views on the latest media trends, in addition to using her new position as a existential challenges facing the Arab media industry. The platform to familiarize the out- light on media’s role media’s role entails such initiatives as “fighting extremist side world with Kuwait’s rich ideologies and promoting virtues such as tolerance,” history and culture. Enlisting added the official, besides depicting Arab civilization in a the services of Sheikha Hessa Sheikha Hessa Al-Sabah ‘amid trying times’ positive light. The talks are significant given the unrest is a testament to MFAH’s “sto- that has plagued a number of Arab nations, according to ried relationship” with the Kuwaiti Islamic museum, the state- the Arab Media Forum’s secretary general Madhi Al- CAIRO: The Arab League said yesterday that the media’s ment cited MFAH chairman Richard D Kinder as saying. The Khamees, who expressed hope that the event would partnership, which dates back decades, has yielded a number role has become increasingly significant given the tumul- prove beneficial for the Arab media industry. Some of the of pivotal deals over the years, he added, which have proved tuous situation in the region. The remarks by the bloc’s Arab world’s most recognizable journalists and media equally beneficial to both sides. As one of the largest muse- assistant secretary general for media and communica- personalities, including KUNA’s Deputy Director General CAIRO: Arab Media Forum’s secretary general Madhi Al- tions Bader El-Din Alalli came amid talks involving media ums in the US, MFAH’s collection spans more than 6,000 Khamees (left) speaks during the meeting. — KUNA for the Editorial Sector and Editor-in-Chief Saad Al-Ali, personalities from across the wider Arab region. On the have turned up for the talks. — KUNA years of history, with approximately 64,000 works from six continents. — KUNA 5 Local Monday, September 23, 2019 Ministries must pay airline tickets for deported employees: Interior Woman seduced victims to steal their money

KUWAIT: The interior ministry wrote to another min- ed the most over the two years, then identified and vehicle then collided with the patrol car and the woman istry with regards to paying for airline tickets of its arrested her. The woman was identified by several vic- attacked the policeman. Backup came in and controlled employees who are being deported, Al-Rai daily tims in a lineup. They also found the woman used to pur- the situation. Police found a Taser, a knife, a sword and reported yesterday. Informed sources said the 10 are of chase gold with the money she stole. brass knuckles, along with drugs with the suspects. The Syrian, Indian, Egyptian and Bangladeshi nationalities. two were charged with resisting arrest as detectives are It said ministries and government departments bear the Policeman assaulted carrying out further investigations. cost if their employees are deported. The sources said A bedoon woman and her Kuwaiti boyfriend, who had the interior ministry demanded that traffic fines be paid a sword and a knife, beat a traffic policeman and hit his Student attacked and transferred to the interior ministry. A Kuwaiti doctor lodged a complaint against a school dropout for beating his adopted son and breaking his Thief busted Couple assault collarbone. The citizen told police that he is the guardian Criminal detectives solved cases of thefts that were of a 13-year-old Syrian boy and fully responsible for him. committed during two years by a woman who used to traffic The doctor first went to the school to submit a complaint seek help from individuals to carry her things, then at the school administration, only to find out that the stu- seduced and kissed them, during which she stole their policeman dent who attacked his son had been kicked out of school. belongings. The woman kept changing her facial features Criminal detectives are investigating. with makeup. Detectives found gold purchase invoices with her. A police source said the woman took advan- Grocer mugged tage of being good looking and approached men seeking Three thieves stole products from a mobile grocery help. When someone volunteered, she used to take him as one dragged the Indian grocer by the neck for a dis- to a secluded corner and get close to him, and did not let patrol car with their vehicle. A security source asked the tance before letting go. The three took things worth KD go until she took his money and other valuables before girl to pull over following a violation, but she ignored him, 28, and when the grocer asked them to pay, one of disappearing. Most of the victims did not lodge com- so he pursued the car. A man seated next to her then them grabbed him by the neck, causing him injuries plaints to avoid problems, except for six who accused made obscene gestures. The source added the woman when he fell. Detectives took over the case. her of theft and debauchery, reported Al-Rai. The source stopped the car all of a sudden in the middle of the road, — Translated by Kuwait Times from said detectives determined the place the suspect target- and both were found under the influence. The suspects’ Al-Rai and Al-Anbaa Health ministry regulates aid distribution

By Meshaal Al-Enezi Al-Sabah formed a special committee to set a work maternity hospital’s pharmacy will work 24/7 to plan for the aid presented by various companies provide the medicine needed for casualty patients KUWAIT: Ministry of Health’s (MoH) assistant and NGOs to treat patients and regulate the pur- checking in after official working hours. Bader undersecretary for food and medicine control Dr chase, storage and prescription of medicine for added that the same system will be soon applied in Abdullah Al-Bader said Minister Sheikh Dr Basel them. In another concern, Bader announced that the other hospitals.

ABU DHABI: The Kuwaiti delegation participating in the 79th International Conference for Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. — KUNA

A general view of the audience at the 79th International Conference for Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Pharmacy integral part of health system: Kuwaiti pharmacist

ABU DHABI: Kuwaiti Pharmacist Moudhi Al-Shuwaihan said yesterday that pharmacy as a profession vital in tackling the appropriate treatment and care for patients, stressing that such profession is an integral part of the integrated health system. Shuwaihan’s statement came in a speech during the Kuwaiti Pharmaceutical Society remarks at the 79th International Conference for Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, which kicked off at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center. Shuwaihan highlighted Kuwait’s interest in the profession of pharmacy Kuwaiti Pharmacist Moudhi Al-Shuwaihan and related sciences in order to speaks during the conference. achieve greater pharmaceutical service and contribute to the development of health care for the community. She said ference includes Chairman of the that the pharmacy profession in Kuwait Pharmaceutical Society Walid Al- recently attracted many graduate stu- Shammari, representatives of Kuwait dents, noting that the number of its University and the management of associates in the period from 2001 to medical warehouses at the Kuwaiti 2010 reached 653 pharmacists, while Ministry of Health, in addition to a the number doubled from 2011 to 2019 group of Kuwaiti pharmacists. The to 1,266 pharmacists. Founded in 1974, conference, organized by the the Kuwaiti Pharmacy Association International Pharmacists Union and aimed at raising the awareness to the the Emirates Pharmacy Association, profession that combines medical will include interactive sessions, panel practice with scientific discoveries in discussions and workshops highlight- order to reach advanced medical high- ing the latest concepts, news and level standards. trends in the field of pharmacy and The Kuwaiti delegation to the con- healthcare globally. — KUNA International MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 ‘Don’t open the door’: Activists to thwart ICE Bangladesh couple challenge wedding tradition Page 9 Page 8

IOWA: Guests arrive at an LGBTQ presidential forum at Coe Colleges Sinclair Auditorium on September 20, 2019 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The event is the first public event of the 2020 election cycle to focus entirely on LGBTQ issues. —AFP Digital threats multiply ahead of US elections The newest threat may be ‘deepfake’ video and audio

WASHINGTON: It could be a manipulated video embar- told a recent TedSummit talk that deepfakes “can exploit “tremendously difficult” to moderate content “at scale rassing a candidate. Or a computer voting system locked and magnify the deep distrust that we already have in that allows users to speak freely and have that vigorous by ransomware. Or doubts about electronic voting politicians, business leaders and other influential leaders.” public discourse,” Turner said. Rights group Freedom machines with no paper backups. As Americans prepare Deepfakes “can reinforce an idea for those who want to House warned that it’s hard to prove content is “unequiv- for 2020 elections, digital threats to election security are believe it and be a distraction in the news cycle” even if ocally false,” and that banning all foreign content “could multiplying, stoking fears of a tainted outcome. Worries they are debunked, Turner said. harm press freedom.” are running high following revelations of a wide-ranging misinformation campaign on Facebook and other social Hardening defenses Digital suppression platforms, largely directed by Russian operatives, in 2016. Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter will Some interference is aimed at “voter suppression,” or This was described in detail by special counsel Robert be closely scrutinized on how well they counter misinfor- dissuading people from voting through intimidation or lies, Mueller, whose office obtained several indictments for mation. Experts say it will be increasingly difficult to a technique likely to rise in 2020. The Kremlin-linked election interference. Cyber interference and disinforma- counter automated accounts or “bots” that can amplify Internet Research Agency ran Facebook ads to suppress tion operations surrounding elections “are part of a much false news. The failure to take a hard stand against manip- non-white voter turnout in 2016 by urging people to “boy- larger, ongoing challenge to democracies everywhere,” ulation in 2016 has likely “emboldened Russia to try again cott the election,” arguing that neither presidential candi- said a report from Stanford University’s Cyber Policy in 2020,” wrote Stanford professor and ex-Facebook date would serve black voters, according to research led Center. Maurice Turner, an election security specialist with security chief Alex Stamos. Other efforts might come by University of Wisconsin professor Young Mie Kim. IOWA: Volunteers for former Vice President and Democratic the Washington-based Center for Democracy & China, Iran or North Korea, he said. Some messages gave the wrong election date, encour- presidential candidate Joe Biden make pancakes during the Technology, said these threats could lead to “a negative Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter security aged people to bring guns to the polls, or suggested Democratic Polk County Steak Fry in Des Moines. —AFP impact on voter confidence” in 2020. teams met this month with FBI, homeland security and improbably that people could vote by text message. It’s a intelligence officials to discuss collaboration on election daunting task to weed out fake and foreign accounts, Kim Deepfakes, nudes threats. It will be important to anticipate new threats, said. “There are still a lot of groups that don’t have a verifi- will have a patchwork of strengths and weaknesses, and The newest threat may be “deepfake” video and audio and not simply use methods from the past. Facebook’s able online identity” and may be controlled by foreign attackers who want to discredit the election will pick the manipulated with artificial intelligence which can put visual platform Instagram could become the most impor- actors, Kim said. “If we identify the foreign sources, and weakest places,” said University of Michigan election words in the mouths of candidates. It might even show tant “disinformation magnet” in 2020, a report by New deal with those, it would be much easier than discussing security specialist Alex Halderman. “unflattering or abusive images of women and minority York University’s Center for Business and Human Rights what is false and how we correct it,” she said. Many local governments use aging computer systems, aspirants in an effort to discredit them,” said Darrell West suggests. so threats of hacking voter databases and ransomware with the Brookings Institution’s Center for Technology The report also said Russian organizations may try to Vulnerable voting machines which locks up election rolls are also worrisome. Without Innovation, in an online report. recruit “unwitting” Americans to help spread propagan- Electronic voting machine vulnerabilities have been paper backups and forensic audits it might be impossible “It is easy to manipulate still images or video footage to da. The researchers called on social platforms to remove known for years, but at least eight US states will have to tell if some electronic voting machines were tampered put someone in a compromising situation,” West wrote. “provably false” information - a delicate task for plat- paperless machines which might not be auditable if results with. “A well conducted attack that changed the result Danielle Citron, a Boston University online safety expert, forms seeking to avoid becoming truth “arbiters.” It is are questioned, according to NYU’s Brennan Center. “We wouldn’t necessarily raise alarm bells.” —AFP

from the start of the year to September 19 was up 56 Assembly in New York. Amazon rainforest percent over the same period in 2018. Nearly half of Brazil won’t attend the meeting, but Environment the blazes are in the Amazon. Minister Ricardo Salles, also a climate change skep- Bolsonaro is a climate change skeptic, but last tic, will appear at the UN’s climate summit today, burns as world month he sent soldiers to help put out fires in the before traveling to Europe. Tomorrow, Bolsonaro will Amazon region after Brazil came under criticism at make the opening speech at the UN General leaders gather the G7 summit, with the host French President Assembly, in which he is expected to focus on the Emmanuel Macron among the most outspoken Amazon. “I am preparing a rather objective speech, detractors. Under that deployment, which was unlike my predecessor,” he wrote on Facebook, RIO DE JANEIRO: The fires that burned through the renewed Friday for another month, nearly 7,000 sol- adding, “I’m going to get hit, you can be sure. The Amazon rainforest last month sparked international diers and 16 aircraft are fighting both the flames and media always finds something to complain about.” outcry and offers of help, but as world leaders meet “deforestation and illegal mining,” Brazil’s defense in New York, the planet’s largest rainforest remains ministry said. No end in sight engulfed in flames. The latest satellite data from Environmental groups have little faith that Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE) ‘I’m going to get hit’ Bolsonaro will change tack. The government “wants shows 131,600 fires burning since January within the Marcio Astrini, a Greenpeace official in Brazil, said to show that it is doing the best for the forest. In fact, country, where 60 percent of the Amazon lies. the deployment is making little difference. “We did a it is doing its utmost for deforestation,” said The fires, which are mostly caused by humans lot of fly-overs. We did not see anything happening Greenpeace’s Astrini. “Brazil is running a campaign with the goal of clearing land for farming and cattle on the ground, apart from the deforestation that is to show that it is taking care of the Amazon. It’s a ranching, are having a grievous effect on the forest: progressing. It’s tragic,” he said. Experts sent by the lie,” he said. And there’s little to suggest that the fires the rate of deforestation in the Amazon has nearly United States, logistical equipment from Japan, and are abating. doubled since far-right President Jair Bolsonaro four aircraft from Chile are all fighting the blazes, Between September 18 and 19, the number of for- came to power on January 1, with the equivalent of while firefighters sent from Israel have departed, the est fires in Rondonia state jumped to 242 from 12 just 110 football fields of land being cleared every hour. defense ministry said. the day before, an increase of 1,915 percent, accord- “It’s sad to see Brazilians attacking me for fires in Bolsonaro however has blanched at other interna- ing to the INPE. Fears are also rising over the num- the Amazon, as if they hadn’t always existed,” tional offers to help put out the fires, rejecting $20 ber of blazes in the Cerrado savanna, which account Bolsonaro wrote on Facebook Thursday. We “remain million from the G7 and accusing members France for a third of all the fires in Brazil. And on Friday the MUMBAI: Activist Dadarao Bilhore stands wearing a dress below the average of the last 15 years. But I’m and Germany of “buying” Brazil’s sovereignty. Today, World Wide Fund for Nature warned of an “emer- made from banana leaves and flowers found in the Aarey for- est as he protests against the destruction of Aarey forest accused of being a Nero, who sets fires everywhere.” Macron will launch a “call for mobilization” on the gency situation in the biome” of the Pantanal wet- which they call ‘Mumbai’s Amazon’, after the government Yet fires are at a seven-year high, according to INPE Amazon together with his counterparts Sebastian land. Fires have risen 351 percent since January in data, and despite a slight drop at the start of the approved cutting down 2,700 trees for constructing a metro Pinera of Chile and Ivan Duque of Colombia during the Pantanal region, some 90 percent of which were train car shed, in Mumbai yesterday. —AFP month, the number of active fires recorded in Brazil a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General set illegally.—AFP 7 International Monday, September 23, 2019 Rohingya ‘bandit’ couple shot dead in Bangladesh gunfight Latest killings amid growing tensions between refugees and authorities

DHAKA: A Rohingya couple was shot dead during a alleged gunfights between criminals and officers since tained severe bullet injuries during the shootout,” Babul camps. The settlements are home to nearly a million of gunfight in a border town camp hours after they were Faruk’s murder on August 22, police inspector Ali said, adding that they were later declared dead in a the stateless minority who fled oppression in neighbor- detained by Bangladesh police, officials said yesterday, Arshad said. “Eleven of them were involved in Faruk’s hospital. Rights groups have previously accused ing Myanmar. At least 33 Rohingya have been killed by the latest killings amid growing tensions between the murder,” he said, but said that while part of the gang, Bangladesh police of staging gunfights as a cover for Bangladeshi security forces in gunfights and another refugees and authorities. Police in Teknaf town said the the couple were not accused of carrying out the shoot- the extrajudicial killings of Rohingya, mainly suspects in nine killed in internal gang clashes since July last year, refugee couple - Dil Mohammad, 32, and his 26-year- ing. Police officer Mohammad Babul told AFP the pair drug smuggling. according to the police. UN experts have also old wife Jaheda Begum - were members of a Rohingya were detained by investigators late Saturday and led Early this week, UN human rights experts called for expressed “serious concerns” new restrictions and a “bandit group”. Authorities claim the gang killed a local officials to a suspected gang hideout in search of other an impartial investigation into Rohingya being killed in virtual internet blackout in the camps. The ongoing ruling party official, Omar Faruk, in a refugee settlement alleged members. gunfights after being named as suspects in Faruk’s clampdown came after the failure of a fresh attempt to in southeastern Bangladesh last month. He said the officers were ambushed by the group killing. Following the Faruk murder, local residents van- repatriate some of the refugees, the second effort in At least 13 Rohingya refugees have been killed in hours later. “We retaliated with gunfire. The couple sus- dalized refugee shops and staged protests in one of the less than a year. — AFP

Residents flee as News in brief strong earthquake Pakistan bus accident kills 23 rattles Albania PESHAWAR: At least 23 people were killed and 18 oth- ers injured yesterday when a bus hit a rock and plunged into a ravine in northwestern Pakistan, officials said. TIRANA: Albania was rattled by its strongest earthquake Local administration official Aurangzeb Haider told AFP in decades Saturday, officials said, sending people fleeing four women and six children were among the dead, into the streets in several cities, damaging buildings and while senior police official Zaibullah Khan said six of the triggering power cuts in the capital. The epicenter of the injured were in critical condition. The accident hap- shallow 5.6-magnitude quake, was near Durres, less than pened in the Babusar Top area, bordering Khyber 40 kilometers west of the capital Tirana, according to the Pakhtunkhwa province with Gilgit-Baltistan. Pakistan US Geological Survey. Albania’s defense ministry said it has a poor traffic safety record, with frequent fatal acci- was the “strongest earthquake in the country in the last 20 dents blamed on reckless driving, bad roads and shod- to 30 years”. dily maintained vehicles. — AFP “There are no deaths,” defense ministry spokeswoman Albana Qajaj said. Some 80 people sought medical help in both Tirana and Durres, 21 of whom were hospitalized due Tapah approaches Japan to injuries caused by falling objects or parts of walls as well as for panic attacks, Health Minister Ogerta Manasterilu TOKYO: Typhoon Tapah approached southwestern said. Qajaj told AFP that houses and buildings in Tirana had Japan yesterday, with heavy rain and strong winds been damaged but were still standing and that the ministry grounding hundreds of regional flights. Tapah, with was accessing damage in other towns and villages. gusts up to 162 kilometers per hour, was expected to Prime Minister Edi Rama cancelled his scheduled trip to draw near Nagasaki prefecture overnight, according to the United States following the quake, which cut electricity the Japan Meteorological Agency. It was on course to and telephone lines in Tirana and a number of other towns travel through the channel between Japan and the and villages. Many people remained outside their homes TIRANA: A man walks on the debris from a damaged building in Tirana after two earthquakes over 5.0 magni- Korean Peninsula before moving toward northern Japan for several hours in the capital, fearful of aftershocks. “I tude struck the coastline Adriatic coastline of Albania. — AFP today, when it is expected to weaken and be downgrad- fear to return because such a strong earthquake could be ed, the agency said. The storm prompted cancellations followed with others,” Drita Lohja, a resident in her fifties in Tirana was seriously damaged and that residents were meters from Tirana. Two other earthquakes followed the of more than 400 domestic flights, according to national said. Falling debris pulverized parked cars in parts of the being evacuated. A University of Tirana building was also strong one that occurred at around 4:00 pm (1400 GMT) broadcaster NHK. “Serious caution is warranted for city. AFP reporters and witnesses saw windows broken damaged, witnesses said. According to local media and was felt in neighboring Montenegro and Italy, but violent winds, high waves and landslides,” said Japan’s and deep fissures in the facades of buildings in Durres, as reports, at least two people were lightly injured and a also on the Greek island of Corfu according to some Fire and Disaster Management Agency in a statement. well as in the capital. Media reported that a large building dozen houses collapsed in the village of Helmes, 10 kilo- Twitter users. — AFP So far the typhoon has caused 21 minor injuries, mostly in a southern island region of Okinawa that was hit by the storm earlier. — AFP the movement over its direction. By High stakes for participating in the coalition and Al Shabaab loots weapons “acquiescing to neoliberal economic Islamist-inspired policies” that did not lower unem- MOGADISHU: Fighters belonging to Somali Islamist ployment or prices, Ennahdha “lost militant group Al Shabaab stormed an army base near its ability to activate socioeconomic the capital Mogadishu yesterday, looted it for weapons Ennahdha party reform and anticorruption arguments and then withdrew, a military source, residents and the to rebuild its legitimacy and support group said. The assault began when a suicide bomber base”, Meddeb said in a report for rammed his explosive-laden car into the base in El TUNIS: Snubbed by voters in the Carnegie Middle East Center pub- Salini, 60 kilometers southwest of Mogadishu, at around first round of Tunisia’s presidential lished in early September. Since 5:30 am local time, al Shabaab said. A local elder, election, the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha made the “landmark” Ahmed Cali, told Reuters he had been woken by the Ennahdha party must overcome an decision in 2016 to “abandon sound of a huge blast followed by gunfire. He said that “identity crisis” to secure its political preaching and focus on politics” the later Al Shabaab fighters were seen leaving the base, future in upcoming legislative polls, party has experienced “an identity some in trucks loaded with ammunition. A major in the experts say. Last week saw the first crisis”, he said. Somali military who didn’t want to be named said the round of the country’s second free By focusing on building support military has sustained some casualties, without giving presidential elections since the 2011 on a foundation beyond religion, details. He said the army had received reinforcements ouster of autocrat Zine El Abidine Ennahdha must now regain legiti- and was back in control of the base. Al Shabaab claimed Ben Ali, who died in exile days after macy by positioning itself as “an responsibility for the assault and said they had killed 23 the poll. effective governing force and pro- soldiers. — Reuters It was the first time Ennahdha has pose viable policy solutions to contested the presidency, putting for- Tunisia’s social and economic chal- ward as its candidate interim speaker lenges”, he added. MAIDUGURI: Soldiers stand beside truck to close offices of humanitarian group, Action of parliament Abdelfattah Mourou, Against Hunger (ACF) in the restive Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria. The Nigerian army who is seen as a moderate and advo- Election challenge has shut down the offices of a humanitarian group in the restive northeast with no Dutch and British cates more openness in the party. As an indication of its internal explanation as tensions simmer with aid organizations in the region. — AFP Mourou came third with 434,000 shake up, Ennahdha - one of Tunisia’s votes - 12.88 percent - a disappoint- most structured parties, where dis- commemorate ing result for the largest party in par- agreements rarely surface - in recent Targeting militants, Nigeria to liament. That compared with 1.5 mil- months has seen a series of resigna- Operation Market lion votes won by Ennahdha in 2011 tions and public challenges to its can- require ID cards in the northeast in the country’s first free election, for didate choices for the legislative and a constituent assembly, that marked Garden presidential elections. Lotfi Zitoun, ABUJA: Nigeria will require anyone mov- Shehu said in a statement. Shehu said the party’s political comeback. advisor to the head of Ennahdha ing through three northeastern states to defended the government saying it was Ennahdha was not alone in its Rached Ghannouchi, announced his carry identification cards in an effort to trying its best to end the violence. EDE: Operation Market Garden, the ultimately failed recent setback. All the candidates resignation in July, a decision trig- root out members of Boko Haram and “There is absolutely no doubt that vio- attempt to liberate the north of the Netherlands from who have been at the forefront of the gered, according to local media Islamic State, the army said yesterday. lence between farmers and herders, Nazi Germany in September 1944, was commemorated political scene in recent years, such reports, by a conflict over the strate- The new requirement follows credible which has a long history in our country by veterans and royalty in the Netherlands on Saturday. as Prime Minister Youssef Chahed, gic choices of the movement. information that members of the two mili- spiked in recent years but the effective- Under a clear blue sky, Britain’s Prince Charles and were also knocked back in the first Zoubeir Shehoudi, former director tant groups were hiding among civilians in ness with which the federal and state Dutch Princess Beatrix watched over a thousand para- round. The vote reshaped the politi- of Ghannouchi’s cabinet, also the towns and villages of the states, an authorities responded made a big differ- chutists re-enact the landing of British, American and cal landscape, as two outsiders came resigned, calling for the departure of army statement said. ence,” he said. Polish paratroopers on Ginkel Heath on Sept 17, 1944. out ahead, having campaigned the old guard and lamenting that The army said it would “strictly check” Calm has virtually returned to all parts The landing marked the start of Operation Market against the system: constitutional law “Ennahdha, now a normal party, inte- the identification cards of those moving or affected by the peculiar violence, he Garden, one of the largest allied operations of World professor Kais Saied and imprisoned grated in the system and mechanisms passing through the states of Adamawa, added. Shehu called for the support of the War Two - famously depicted in the 1977 film “A media mogul Nabil Karoui. of the state, has become incapable of Borno and Yobe. Those found without UN rapporteur in reporting government Bridge Too Far”, starring Sean Connery. Market finding social and economic solu- identification would “attract further efforts to end the conflicts, rejecting a Garden was meant to clear the path for allied troops ‘Identity crisis’ tions.” In view of the fact that 15 to scrutiny and comprehensive investigation report that he said “scratches the surface into Germany, by liberating the north and east of the After failing to reach the presiden- 20 percent of pro-Ennahdha youth to determine his or her activities with the of the subject then ends up blaming the neighboring Netherlands, isolating German troops in government under the able leadership of tial run off, the stakes are high for did not vote for Mourou, Ghannouchi, insurgents or otherwise”, it said. the west of the country. Last week, the army forced non-profit President Muhammadu Buhari”. Ennahdha in October 6 legislative himself a candidate in a heavily dis- Tens of thousands of paratroopers were instructed Action Against Hunger to close its office In a preliminary report at the end of a polls. In an attempt to entice its base, puted Tunis constituency, has called to seize bridges up and down from the Dutch-German in the region, accusing it of aiding groups 12-day visit to Nigeria, Special on Friday the party pledged its sup- for mass mobilization for the October border, but after three days of heavy battles and initial port for Saied, who is considered such as Boko Haram and Islamic State by Rapporteur Agnes Callamard accused the success, they failed to take the city of Arnhem. Around legislative vote. providing members with food and medi- government of not doing enough to end socially conservative and siphoned 15,000 allied soldiers and thousands of German sol- Ennahdha hopes to keep its 69 cine. The decade-long insurgency led by the violence between herders and farmers off many of its votes, particularly diers lost their lives in Operation Market Garden, which seats in the 217-seat parliament. The Islamist militant group Boko Haram has in central Nigeria as well as the kidnap- among young Tunisians. change in the electoral calendar to culminated in the loss of the Battle of Arnhem - pro- Ennahdha “could not support killed some 30,000 people and forced pings for ransom and banditry in the bring forward the presidential elec- more than 2 million to flee their homes. northwest which have claimed thousands longing World War Two in Europe until the final libera- Nabil Karoui because it has already tion after the death of president Beji tion came in May 1945. “The battle was tough, brutal been accused by its base of having Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) split of lives in recent months. Caid Essebsi posed an extra chal- from Boko Haram in 2016. The report also called on Nigeria to and vicious,” Dutch defense minister Ank Bijleveld said worked within the system to the lenge. The presidential poll pushed at the commemoration of the battles. detriment of its principles,” said stop extra-judicial killings by security the legislative elections, for which UN report on violence forces in the country. Local and global “We all know that Operation Market Garden did not political scientist Slaheddine Jourchi. Ennahdha is better armed, into the bring the liberty that everyone was hoping for,” the Ennahdha governed as part of a In another development, Nigeria has rights groups, including Human Rights background. And this vote, three Watch and Amnesty International have mayor of Ede, Rene Verhulst, said. “But these were coalition with the Nidaa Tounes par- rejected the findings of a UN report on weeks after the first round of the violence in the country accusing it of sim- accused Nigerian security agents of days of great courage, that were decisive for the future ty, which Karoui helped found and presidential election, could see voters ply blaming the government of President abuses and summary executions of sus- of our continent.” Among the thousands of spectators which won 2014 elections on an anti- reinforce the first-round anti-system Muhammadu Buhari. “While we agree that pects. Hundreds of Boko Haram detainees on Saturday were veterans who survived the harsh bat- Islamist platform but later splintered. choices. “Maybe Ennahdha will lose the violence in Nigeria, or in any country, have been killed over the decade-long tles in 1944. Some of them even took part in the com- For political scientist Hamza Meddeb, big... maybe the party will even lose is a major concern and that there is a rip- jihadist uprising, while dozens of civil- memorative parachute jumps. “This was terrifyingly the decline of Ennahdha can be its position at the heart of power,” pling effect, we are disappointed that the ians have died in police custody. The thrilling,” 97-year-old veteran Sandy Cortman told explained by internal conflicts within said Jourchi. — AFP rapporteur was silent on intra-group vio- security forces have repeatedly denied Dutch TV after his jump. “I won’t be doing this again lence,” presidential spokesman Garba the allegations. — Agencies tomorrow.” — Reuters 8 International Monday, September 23, 2019 Trump, Biden spar over Ukraine after whistleblower complaint Biden accuses US president of ‘overwhelming abuse of power’

WASHINGTON: Joe Biden has accused Donald er, to get on the phone with a foreign leader from Trump in an interview on television sta- Trump of “an overwhelming abuse of power” who is looking for help from the United States tion Hromadske. “I know what they were talk- and called for an investigation into accusations and ask about me,” Biden told reporters on ing about and I think there was no pressure,” the US leader pressured his Ukrainian counter- the campaign trail in the state of Iowa. he said. “It was a long and friendly discussion, part to investigate the presidential candidate’s “I know what I’m up against, a serial abus- and it dealt with many questions that in many son. Biden’s allegations prompted a swift rebuke er. That’s what this guy is,” Biden continued. cases needed serious answers,” he said. from Trump, who himself accuses the “If he sees any threat to his staying in power, Democratic frontrunner of wrongdoing in he’ll do whatever he has to do. But this cross- ‘Abuse of power’ Ukraine during his time as vice president under es the line.” Biden had on Friday demanded On Saturday, Trump posted a video mon- former president Barack Obama. Trump immediately release the transcript of a tage of media reports, which included a clip of The back-and-forth recriminations stem July 25 call with Zelensky while saying reports Biden saying he’d asked that the prosecutor from a Washington Post report stating a that the president sought to coerce his be dismissed. Biden has said the call had noth- whistleblower complaint had been filed over Ukrainian counterpart, if true, amounted to ing to do with his son. “I’ve never spoken to Trump’s communications with Ukrainian “clear-cut corruption.” my son about his overseas business dealings,” President Volodymyr Zelensky, and a Trump slammed the allegations as “ridicu- Biden said. “Everybody looked at it and said “promise” allegedly made by the US leader. lous,” and on Saturday accused Biden on there’s nothing there.” Trump allegedly pressured Zelensky to inves- Twitter of having demanded, during his time “Trump is doing this because he knows I’ll tigate possible corruption involving Biden and as vice president, “that the Ukrainian beat him like a drum and using abuse of power his son Hunter, who had worked with a Government fire a prosecutor who was inves- and every element of the presidency to try to Ukrainian natural gas company while his tigating his son.” He also accused news outlets do something to smear me,” Biden, who is father was vice president. of fabricating “a story about me and a per- leading Trump in most polls, said. Trump also Trump has urged media to “look into” fectly fine and routine conversation I had with excoriated media outlets whose reporting Biden’s comments in early 2016 when the then the new President of the Ukraine. Nothing brought the alleged events to light. “The Fake US vice president said the Obama administra- was said that was in any way wrong, but News Media nowadays not only doesn’t check tion would freeze $1 billion in US loan guaran- Biden’s demand, on the other hand, was a for the accuracy of the facts, they knowingly tees unless Kiev fire its top prosecutor, who complete and total disaster.” make up the facts. They even make up sources DES MOINES: Former Vice President and presidential candidate Joe Biden clinches his fist as was looking into the gas company. “This Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym in order to protect their partners, the he arrives during the Democratic Polk County Steak Fry in Des Moines, Iowa. — AFP appears to be an overwhelming abuse of pow- Prystaiko denied that there was any pressure Democrats,” he posted on Twitter. — AFP

when there’s knocks on the door,” said the 32-year-old ‘Don’t open the door’: Nicaraguan, who is in the US legally. US activists organize Armed with cameras Trump to boast to UN Elsewhere, advocacy groups have disseminated on social media photos of suspected ICE agents staking out to thwart ICE neighborhoods or courthouses, while setting up hotlines about US success, but for people to call for help if federal agents come to their door. “Law enforcement acts differently when it knows it’s troubles mounting LANGLEY PARK: Though she speaks little English, Yoana being witnessed and watched,” said Laura Williamson, an was calm when two officers from the US federal agency organizer with Washington-area group Sanctuary DMV, tasked with deporting undocumented people such as her- UNITED NATIONS: US President Donald Trump will whose volunteers go out and film arrests. self appeared outside her apartment. Reading from a card ICE’s acting press secretary Bryan Cox told AFP that stand before the United Nations tomorrow to declare that said, “This is to advise any law enforcement officer his country top of the world. But with diplomatic trou- people film officers “routinely” and said the agency “fully that I cannot answer any questions,” she parried their respects the rights of all people to peacefully voice their bles building, his annual boast may ring hollow. Trump’s demands until the agents from Immigration and Customs LANGLEY PARK: Nick Katz, Senior Manager of the Legal political brand is as well known inside the United opinion without interference.” Immigrant advocates say Enforcement (ICE) left. program for CASA, poses for a photo at the office of the they don’t encourage people to obstruct officers or resist Nations as his businessman version is to the rest of “I didn’t have fear. I knew what my rights were,” said immigrants rights group CASA in Langley Park, New York: brash, unabashedly self-promoting, and all violently. “If ICE really wants to go after someone, the Yoana, 36, a native of Mexico who works on the apple Maryland. — AFP chances are, they’ll get them,” said Nick Katz, senior man- about claiming the win. At this year’s UN General farms of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and spoke to AFP on Assembly, the former real estate tycoon won’t disap- ager of legal services for CASA. condition that her full name not be published. That she their neighborhoods, while dispatching lawyers and cam- point. “We’ll say the United States is the greatest coun- knew what to do when approached by ICE was due to the try in the world. It’s never been stronger and it’s never era-wielding activists to record the activities of agents in Standoff efforts of activists across the United States, who are find- public. After Trump threatened in June to deport “millions” When agents tried to arrest a father and son in their car been better,” he said in a mini-review of his speech. ing novel ways to thwart President Donald Trump’s crack- Oh - and that Americans “certainly have one of the of illegal immigrants, the Georgia Latino Alliance for in a suburb of Nashville, Tennessee in July, a crowd of down on migrants — ranging from educating undocu- Human Rights formed “ICE Chasers,” a group that looks neighbors gathered, giving the pair food and putting gas in great presidents in our history.” Trump’s declaration mented people like Yoana about their rights under US law last year that he had “accomplished more than almost for ICE in immigrant neighborhoods early in the morning - their idling car so they could run the air conditioning in the to filming immigration agents in public. when agents often target people as they head to work. summer heat. After several hours, ICE, lacking a warrant to any administration in the history of our country” trig- Trump has pushed wide-ranging immigration law gered laughter in the cavernous UN hall. Headlines like “In case we encounter any ICE official doing an arrest, force them out of the car, withdrew, and the family fled to reforms, while tasking ICE with carrying out mass depor- we want to document and observe the proper usage of the safety. “They made an environment where the family was “The Whole World Laughed at Trump” followed, to tations of people in the US illegally. Rights groups, in turn, which Trump insisted that diplomats were chuckling civil rights,” the group’s executive director Adelina able to outlast the ICE agents,” said Lisa Sherman- have criticized the agency for making indiscriminate Nicholls said in an interview. Rights groups across the Nikolaus, policy director for the Tennessee Immigrant & with, not at him. A year later, with Trump beset by set- arrests and terrorizing immigrants. “The immediate and backs from North Korea to Iran and Venezuela to country are also encouraging immigrants like Yoana to Refugee Rights Coalition. extreme impact an immigration enforcement action has on attend training on law dubbed “Know Your Rights.” That episode took place days after the Trump adminis- China, will his Big Apple braggadocio get a better an individual and their family is not lost on our officers,” reception? At a recent session held by Washington-area group tration announced it would launch large-scale immigration ICE wrote in an open letter released in September. “Our CASA in Langley Park, Maryland, an instructor told a raids aimed at 2,000 undocumented migrants in 10 cities. officers do their jobs professionally, humanely, and treat dozen immigrants what they could and couldn’t do when There was little evidence of those roundups happening, Going it alone those they encounter with dignity and respect.” A senior administration official told reporters ahead encountering law enforcement. Chief among them: “Don’t but weeks later, 680 undocumented migrants were arrest- open the door,” in case it’s ICE agents who are outside. In ed in mass raids in the southeastern US. “The administra- of the assembly that Trump would work to “affirm ‘Know Your Rights’ America’s leadership role in the rules-based interna- the neighborhood where she lives with her two undocu- tion is trying to scare the community in whichever way Amid the crackdown, immigrant rights groups have set mented siblings, Lidamar Escorcia described an atmos- they can,” Katz said. “Our Know Your Rights training is tional system.” But the US president prefers to go it up hotlines for people to call if they think ICE may be in alone, preferring bilateral deals to coalitions, negotiat- phere of dread. “There’s just constant fear and anxiety how you fight.” — AFP ing with enemies and clashing with friends. Today, he’ll skip a big climate change summit organized by the UN Britain, and in the event of a no-deal Brexit, secretary general. Trump, who promotes fossil fuels and No-deal Brexit: could be priced out of the market by steep derides the need for renewable energy, also missed cli- tariffs. With Ireland importing most of its mate change talks at the recent G7 summit in France. food from or through Britain, retailers have While at the UN, he’ll meet separately with around a How EU also warned of potential shortages of fresh dozen leaders. But of them, the only European repre- produce. Meanwhile, Britain and the EU are sentative currently on the list is Boris Johnson, the members are still at odds over how to avoid border checks prime minister running the chaotic Brexit process of or infrastructure between Ireland and trying to pull Britain out of the EU. There will be preparing British-controlled Northern Ireland, seen as intense scrutiny of a meeting on Wednesday with key to upholding a 1998 peace deal that Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump is ended three decades of sectarian conflict. alleged to have attempted to persuade the Ukrainian to PARIS: With the spectre of a no-deal investigate one of his 2020 presidential challengers, Joe Brexit looming on October 31, EU members Germany: ‘Ready for anything’ Biden. are taking measures to cushion their The German government says it is ready economies, safeguard trade with Britain for “all imaginable exit possibilities” and Personality test and protect citizens’ rights. The prospect has passed around 50 laws and regulations A larger-than-life figure, Trump believes that his of trade barriers being re-erected on aimed at limiting the impact of a no-deal personality enables him to succeed where conventional November 1 between Britain and its EU scenario. Berlin says its biggest priority is MALAGA: People and British nationals wave European Union and Spanish flags as they take diplomacy fails. He has tested this most spectacularly in protecting the interests of citizens on North Korea, holding an unprecedented three summits neighbors has led to fears of nightmarish part in a protest against Brexit in Malaga yesterday. — AFP tailbacks at borders, with potentially huge either side of the Channel “who took with dictator Kim Jong Un to try and persuade him to advantage of the free movement and made abandon his flourishing nuclear weapons program. losses for exporters. An end to freedom of movement could also spell anguish for life decisions based on its existence”. tions remain, including how Spain will ing them to apply for Britain’s settlement However, Kim shows no signs of budging on the central British citizens living in Germany will have cooperate with the tiny British territory of scheme. Vaunting the rude health of the demand, leaving Trump open to criticism that he has some of the 3.5 million EU citizens living in Britain and the around 1.2 million Britons nine months after Brexit to apply for resi- Gibraltar, situated on its southern coast. Polish economy he also asked Poles to con- been played. On the explosive standoff with Iran, Trump dence permits. Trade-wise, Germany has Spain has pledged freedom of movement sider returning home. has taken the opposite route by piling pressure on the living in other EU countries. Following is a hired an extra 900 customs officials to with the territory known as “The Rock” crumbling economy and seeking to wreck an interna- summary of the preparations taken by var- help smooth trade with its fifth-biggest after Brexit and said it will grant residency Netherlands: Big send-off party tional deal meant to defuse tension over the country’s ious EU members: export market. to 400,000 Britons. The Dutch government has spent two nuclear industry. Speculation is rife over whether he will years preparing for a no-deal Brexit, order military strikes on Iran to respond against the Britain: Fears of public disorder France: Fears of Channel logjams Italy: Prosecco sales could lose fizz announcing plans to recruit 900 extra cus- bombing of Saudi oil facilities last weekend. Trump has Britain says it will scrap tariffs on most France has insisted it is ready for no- Italy has said that Britons who have toms officers and add hundreds of extra left everyone guessing, announcing still more US sanc- imports, while keeping a reduced rate for deal and will this week carry out a dress spent at least six months a year over the parking spots for trucks backed up in the tions on Friday - but so far resisting war. some agricultural products to protect farmers. The EU, for its part, says it will rehearsal in the Channel port of Calais - a five years leading up to Brexit will be eligi- busy port of Rotterdam. But the Dtuch treat Britain as a “third country”, imposing major hub for trade between Britain and ble for permanent residency. Among those have also been hoping to benefit from the Leaving a vacuum most worried about a no-deal Brexit are uncertainty caused by Britain’s exit from In Afghanistan, Trump hoped for a big, dramatic win. tariffs that are generally low but could run the Continent - to showcase new technolo- to 10 percent on cars, for example. A gy aimed at avoiding long tailbacks. Paris prosecco producers, whose British clients the EU. The Netherlands Foreign His diplomats spent months in painstaking negotiations knock back a staggering 120 million bottles Investment Agency (NFIA) said in August over getting nearly all the last US troops out of the leaked government report on the potential has hired hundreds of extra customs offi- impact of a no-deal Brexit set alarm bells cials and devised a barcode system for a year. “The uncertainty worries us but we that nearly 100 international companies country after two decades of war. But earlier this are confident that the British will not ditch have decided to establish a base in the month, Trump tried to bring Taliban leaders over to the ringing in August. It warned that that tail- trucks crossing the Channel to help cus- backs at Channel ports could lead to drug toms detect their contents and determine their guilty pleasure,” Innocente Nardi, Netherlands to guarantee their access to United States for face-to-face talks, only to cancel the president of the Conegliano Valdobbiadene the European market. whole thing at the last minute. shortages and food price hikes which whether or not they need to be checked on prosecco producers consortium, said. On the economic front, Trump’s all-or-nothing battle could in turn trigger “public disorder”. arrival. Britons in France, home to the sec- Greece - fears for tourism with China has the whole world holding its breath. As Britain, meanwhile, has already received ond-biggest British expatriate community Poland: Roadblocks ahead With Britain supplying the second- usual Trump has sought to develop close relations with applications from over a million Europeans in the EU (at least 150,000 people) will Poland has a big stake in keeping trade biggest number of tourists to Greece last his counterpart, President Xi Jinping, but neither that for “settled status”, around a third of have a year after Brexit to apply for resi- between the EU and Britain flowing after year (3 million), the government in Athens friendship nor his aggressive use of tariffs has pro- whom have been turned down for perma- dency status. Brexit: Around 25 percent of the goods is worried about the impact of post-Brexit duced decisive results so far. At the United Nations, the nent residency. shipped between Britain and its EU neigh- border controls on the country’s tourist US president might want to consider the risks of his Spain: Between Rock and hard place bors are transported by some 2,500 Polish sector. Athens is also desperate to avoid instincts to tear up the old rules books, said diplomacy Ireland: On the Brexit frontline The country with the largest number of hauliers. Poles also make up the biggest any disruption in the operation of its influ- expert Jeffrey Feltman at the Brookings Institution. Ireland is expected to be worst affected British residents in the EU has tasked 875 ential merchant shipping sector. Greek Because “if the US leaves a vacuum in the leadership of by a disorderly departure from the EU of civil servants with working out issues such foreign-born community in Britain. The the UN, others will fill it.” — AFP its largest trading partner in the bloc. More as customs and border controls and resi- Polish ambassador to Britain has written to shipowners have had a presence in Britain than half of all Irish beef exports go to dency rights after Brexit. But many ques- the around 1 million Poles in Britain advis- since the 19th century. — AFP 9 International Monday, September 23, 2019 UN basks in climate spotlight, amid global conflict clouds Guterres mobilizing the movers and shakers against climate change

UNITED NATIONS: Today, Secretary-General Antonio rights efforts around the world have resulted in meager Guterres will position himself on the frontline against cli- gains, with many NGOs believing he could do much more. mate change as he presides over a UN emergency summit, While the UN helped broker the end to a decades-old dis- a role some say he turned to after difficulties in resolving pute between Greece and Macedonia, which resulted in global conflict. Speaking about rising temperatures, the the latter country’s name change to the Republic of North 70-year-old recently told journalists, smiling discreetly: “I Macedonia, little has come of efforts to halt conflict in don’t pretend I rule the world. My main objective is to Syria and Yemen or ethnic cleansing in Myanmar. make as much noise as I can.” In May, he traveled to the South Pacific where rising Behind-the-scenes diplomacy sea level threatens entire island nations and more recently Following the climate summit, Guterres will steer the to the hurricane-ravaged Bahamas, witnessing a devasta- UN General Assembly, herding 91 heads of state, six vice tion the likes of which he said he had never seen. presidents, 45 heads of government and more than 40 Mobilizing the globe’s movers and shakers against climate ministers through “diplomatic fashion week” or “diplomacy change is paramount in the eyes of Guterres, who served speed dating” as the New York gathering is often called at as Portugal’s prime minister from 1995 to 2002 and often headquarters. mentions not wanting to leave his grandchildren a Potential conflict in the Middle East between the United destroyed planet. States and Iran will dominate discussion at the General However the focus on climate change marks an evolu- Assembly, where Guterres will adeptly work his skill at tion for Guterres, who arrived in the role in early 2017 behind-the-scenes diplomacy to reduce tensions, in sharp under the belief that his predecessor, South Korea’s Ban contrast with his flashier center-stage efforts on climate Ki-moon, had already achieved great things with the 2015 change. On a daily basis, Guterres, who sets his watch Paris climate accord. “Guterres wanted to focus instead on ahead by three-quarters of an hour - deeply disturbing to crisis management,” said Richard Gowan of the some dignitaries who have visited him - says he strives to International Crisis Group, noting in the same breath that manage jetlag and admits that he doesn’t sleep on airplanes. Guterres’ “crisis management failed first in Cyprus, then The practicing Catholic said that one of the difficulties this year in Libya.” of his job is doing “everything I can for the billions of peo- ple that live in very difficult circumstances in the world.” Severe humiliation It’s these sorts of interpersonal skills that have earned him In Libya, Guterres’ humiliation was severe. He traveled praise from the majority of ambassadors working at the to the country to personally advance prospects for a polit- UN. Even amid a push by US President Donald Trump to ical solution, only to have one of the negotiating parties slash UN funding, Guterres has persevered, only just BRUSSELS: People take part in a demonstration for the climate called ‘Act Now or Never’ to raise awareness for launch a deadly offensive to seize the capital of Tripoli in beginning to make sense of an organization he might like climate change, organized by ‘Rise for Climate Belgium’ yesterday in Brussels. — AFP the wake of his departure. The secretary-general’s human to head for a second term. — AFP Sri Lanka orders fresh probe into bombings Bangladesh couple challenge wedding COLOMBO: A fresh inquiry into the Easter suicide bomb- ings that hit Sri Lanka killing at least 258 people was ordered by president Maithripala Sirisena yesterday, after tradition concerns from the Catholic Church that current probes are not independent. The government has blamed a local jihadi DHAKA: A 19-year-old bride has challenged Bangladesh group, the National Thowheeth Jama’ath (NTJ) for the Muslim wedding tradition by taking a groom to her home April 21 attacks on three churches and three luxury hotels, to marry him, with the ceremony going viral on social while the Islamic State group also claimed responsibility. media and sparking debate about women’s rights in the Sirisena said the commission has wide judicial powers conservative nation. In what local media are describing to gather evidence on those responsible for the bombings, as a first, Khadiza Akter Khushi led hundreds of guests and to probe security and intelligence lapses. The five- to the wedding ceremony at her groom Tariqul Islam’s member panel is headed by a Court of Appeal judge and residence in the western rural district of Meherpur on includes three other judges and a retired civil servant. It is Saturday, before taking him to her home. to report back with recommendations within three months. It overturned a longstanding tradition where a The inquiry was launched amid fears voiced by the groom kicks off the festivities by first going to the country’s Catholic Church that a parliamentary probe and house of the bride. “Yes, it is uncommon. But I did it so police investigation into the attacks are not sufficiently that other women can follow me,” Khushi said yester- independent. While the newly-launched inquiry is being day. Islam, 27, said the couple faced no resistance or carried out by a cross-section of MPs, many opposition criticism from families and friends. “We did it as part of members are boycotting it. They say the commission is our efforts to end gender discrimination and to estab- being used by political parties to deflect any responsibility lish equal rights for women,” he told AFP. “I am sure for failing to stop the attacks. Sirisena, who is also the min- COLOMBO: This photograph shows the view of Sri Lanka’s rapidly changing skyline in Colombo. — AFP our marriage will send a message that a woman can do ister in charge of law and order, has said that all those whatever a man can.” Footage of their wedding went responsible for the attacks were either killed or under viral online, generating heated debate on social media. arrest. and other targets in Sri Lanka. Sirisena has denied the failed to arrest the known jihadist who led the attacks - accusations, and sacked his top defense official and the Zahran Hashim - before they occurred, the country’s top The marriage also made national headlines in the A parliamentary public inquiry has heard evidence from Muslim majority country of 168 million people, where intelligence and senior police officials that Sirisena neg- intelligence chief after blaming them for the lapses. intelligence official has said. Ten days before the bomb- The Police chief, Pujith Jayasundara, was also suspend- ings, Jayasundara warned that Hashim’s NTJ group could conservative values remain strong. “Definitely it’s a big lected national security issues and failed to convene regu- news in our culture,” Sadaq Hasan wrote on the Bengali lar national security council meetings. The president has ed, and he - along with the secretary to the ministry of target prominent churches. But this was not followed up. defense - are both facing criminal prosecution over their The government has admitted there were intelligence fail- daily Prothom Alo’s website, while others wrote “coura- also been accused of failing to act on precise Indian intel- geous women” and “I want to marry like this”. — AFP ligence that jihadists were about to hit Christian churches failure to prevent the bombings. Sri Lankan authorities ures before the attacks. — AFP

India seizes one ton of ketamine on boat NEW DELHI: India’s coast guard has arrested six six Myanmar men and cargo were taken to Port Blair, Myanmar men and seized $42 million worth of ketamine the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, where after spotting a suspicious vessel in the Indian Ocean they were questioned by investigators. They claimed near the Nicobar Islands. The 1,160 kilogram (about they left Myanmar on September 14 and were due to 2,500 pounds) drug haul came after coast guard aircraft rendezvous with another boat “operating near the spotted the boat, which had its lights off, on Wednesday Thailand-Malaysia maritime border line” on Saturday, in India’s Exclusive Economic Zone, the defense ministry the statement said. said in a statement. The boat’s crew did not respond to The Nicobar Islands are located near Southeast Asia, radio calls and the coast guard eventually boarded it, with off Myanmar’s coast. Parts of Myanmar, Laos and officials finding “57 gunny bundles of suspicious sub- Thailand are in the lawless “Golden Triangle” zone, the stance” on Friday. world’s second-largest drug-producing region after “Preliminary analysis... revealed that the suspicious Latin America. Large amounts drugs such as heroin and substance was ketamine and there were 1,160 packets of methamphetamine are churned out in remote jungle labs 1kg each onboard the vessel,” the ministry added. The each year and smuggled across Asia and beyond. — AFP

MELS: People take part in a ceremony to mark the ‘death’ of the Pizol glacier (Pizolgletscher) yesterday above Mels, eastern Switzerland. — AFP

recorded it at 0.32 square km. Just four years ago, its area Climate activists was put at 0.1 square km, according to the Global Glacier Change Bulletin. The gathering in Switzerland, which has about 1,500 hold event to mark glaciers, mirrors an action in August when activists and others in Iceland commemorated a melted glacier there. In vanishing glacier Switzerland, climate change activism has been rising, including action this year in which dozens of people were arrested after blocking entrances to Swiss banks some MELS: Hundreds of climate activists paid their respects to people blame for their role in financing energy projects a Swiss glacier yesterday that is due to disappear over the that are reliant on fossil fuels. next decade, the victim of a warming environment. The Moreover, the country famous for its direct democra- Pizol glacier, now at less than a tenth of a square km, in the cy may soon vote on going climate neutral, after organiz- Glarus Alps in eastern Switzerland has been retreating as ers of a petition drive called “the Glacier Initiative” col- temperatures climb. Located about 2,600 meters above lected 120,000 signatures needed to put the measure on sea level, the glacier is due to vanish completely by 2030. the ballot. “We can’t save the Pizol glacier anymore,” said “I have climbed up here countless times,” said Matthias Huss. But if people acted now, many of the negative Huss glaciologist at ETH Zurich university, addressing the effects of climate change could be contained. “Let’s do CAR NICOBAR: Indian Coast Guard personnel (up) pose for photographs as they keep watch on a people who joined the march. “It is like the dying of a good everything we can, so that we can show our children and Myanmarese ship’s crew after seizing 1160 kg of Ketamine drug from their boat near Car Nicobar friend.” At roughly 0.06 square km (0.02 square miles), the grandchildren a glacier here in Switzerland a hundred islands, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar islands. — AFP glacier is just a fraction of its area in 1987 when scientists years from now.” — Reuters 10 Analysis Monday, September 23, 2019

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ars line up to fill their tanks but the worker at the gas station in Lebanon’s capital city waves Cthem off, standing by the ‘Strike!’ signs. “No fuel today,” he shouts. The day of industrial action, repli- cated at petrol pumps across the country, was not This photograph taken Aug 1, 2019 shows people from Dala township arriving by boat in Yangon after crossing the Yangon River. — AFP really about fuel, it was about the dollars needed to pay for it, or rather the lack of them. “We don’t want a crisis ... the sector is bleeding,” said Fadi Abu Chakra, a spokesman for fuel distributors who led the strike this week. “We (get paid) in Lebanese pounds, and we Yangon’s boom falls short across river need dollars to pay importers. Where are we supposed to get dollars if the banks are not giving them?” n her scruffy, downtrodden bank of the river, dents negotiate potholed roads on fume-belching motor- ers - jobless, but he also sees the bigger picture. “The A stagnant local economy and a slowdown in cash teashop-owner Khin works just a few hundred bikes and tuk-tuks - forbidden in downtown Yangon. A bridge is for the people,” he tells AFP at a jetty near the injections from Lebanese abroad have reduced the metres across the muddy water from Yangon and regular ferry service and a fleet of small wooden boats South Korean-funded construction site. “We must sacrifice central bank’s foreign currency reserves, making it dif- O dreams of the riches promised by a new bridge linking to have long been the only link between the two worlds. ourselves for the sake of development.” ficult for businesses to buy the dollars they need from Myanmar’s commercial heart. “The quicker, the better,” Yangon’s southern districts were historically swamp- banks. Some say they are being forced to go to money 58-year-old Khin Than Myint tells AFP of the construction Future riches? land, the reason the city grew northwards away from the exchange houses which charge rates above the official of the $168 million bridge, from her shop in Dala township. After nearly half a century of military rule, Myanmar river, says David Ney, urban specialist at The Asia peg of 1,507.5 pounds to the dollar. Spanning the Yangon River, the project is due to be com- started opening up in 2011. Over the next seven years, Foundation. “Dala was kind of put on the backburner,” he Lebanon has not seen such financial strains since its pleted in 2022, easing the commute for thousands crossing Yangon attracted almost half of the country’s foreign says. But this now looks set to change. An enormous 1975-1990 civil war. The steady pressure has raised the waters by boat from rural, underdeveloped Dala. investment, some $25.8 billion, according to industrial zone spanning the area south and west of the concerns for the stability of a country where political Currently the sick sometimes cannot even reach hospi- PricewaterhouseCoopers. While living standards are river, largely funded by money from Korea and China, is tensions - local and regional - are never far from the tal before it is too late, Khin Than Myint says. But with the improving for many, a third of people languish in pover- under consideration. surface, and which hosts around a million Syrian bridge, “people will be able just to walk to Yangon,” she ty, infrastructure remains patchy and much of the coun- But some are wary about the realities of rapid develop- refugees. Banks in the Middle Eastern state still sell says smiling. Residents of Dala have witnessed the try is affected by conflict. Still Yangon’s boom has ment. Yangon taxi driver Chit Nyunt, 68, says on the north dollars at the official exchange rate but some business changes over the river as foreign investors poured billions brought jobs for many of Dala’s residents too - including bank the rich have got richer, leaving the poor behind. owners say they are not able to get the quantities they of dollars into Yangon. Five-star hotels and gleaming the boatmen maneuvering vessels through the river’s “Rising costs of rent and food mean families can barely need from them. shopping malls, brimming with luxury brands, now punctu- busy freight traffic. cover their costs,” he says. In Dala, however, Khin is pin- Saddled with one of the world’s heaviest public ate the skyline, competing for space with Shwedagon Aung Myo Win has spent 14 years shuttling people ning her hopes on the bridge. “I want to build a nice house debt burdens at 150 percent of annual gross domestic Pagoda’s golden spire. across the river and is torn about the new bridge. The 45- and I’ll open a bigger restaurant and some shops - just like product, Lebanon’s government has declared an eco- In Dala, goats wander between rice paddies and resi- year-old knows it will likely leave him - and dozens of oth- in Yangon.” — AFP nomic emergency to try and get its finances under control. “The economic situation is tough but we are not a collapsing country at the financial level,” Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil told a news conference this midst of the Yom Kippur War, and in 1979, after the reserve the equivalent of at least 90 days of their net week. “Yes, there is not much liquidity in foreign cur- Despite Saudi Iranian revolution, crude oil prices soared in just a few imports of crude. rencies in people’s hands in the market, but the dollar months, bringing developed economies to their knees. On top of that, oil production has branched far exchange rate is still maintained in the banks.” beyond the Middle East, said Tchilinguirian, referring to Lebanon’s banking association said banks were sat- turmoil, new oil Reduced dependence North Sea oil exploited since the 1980s, deep-sea isfying demand for foreign currency and dollars were “Currently, an oil shock would hardly have the same exploitation off the coast of West Africa and Brazil, and available. The central bank said lenders were able to shock unlikely devastating effects” because countries grew accustomed the oil sands of Canada. The United States, long deeply tap its supply of US dollars to meet customer requests. to such events, economists at Commerzbank said in a dependent upon imports, has become a major producer “When they are in shortage they buy (dollars) from the note. On top of that, “central banks would not react to a and exporter thanks to shale oil and new technologies. central bank,” Governor Riad Salameh told Reuters. he past week’s sudden surge in oil prices brought supply shock with massive interest rate hikes to combat Such factors help smooth things out in the event of a However, three bankers contacted by Reuters said they to mind the nightmare of shortages, but it’s not too rising inflation,” they said. Most importantly, however, major disruption like the attack on Saudi facilities. were rationing the amount of dollars they could sell for Tlikely motorists will be queuing to fill up around economies have reduced their dependence on oil. As such, a country like Saudi Arabia would probably Lebanese pounds. the world, analysts say. All it took was a September 14 Consumption in the United States, for example, rose from no longer decide to voluntarily suspend its exports “The central bank gives a daily quota of dollars for strike on key oil infrastructure in Saudi Arabia to abrupt- 17.3 million barrels per day (mbd) in 1973 to 20.5 mbd in “because it could lose its status as a reliable supplier,” each bank, but people are asking the banks for more ly leave the world’s main supplier producing just half its 2018, an increase of only 18 percent even as the country’s says Alan Gelder, refined products specialist for Wood dollars than the quota,” said one senior banker, who normal amount. That sent the price of Brent crude flying real gross domestic product jumped 230 percent. In Mackenzie. Even if an oil shock is unlikely, “you can never asked to remain anonymous to speak freely. The cen- 15 percent higher in a single day. The price on a barrel of Germany, households spent only 2.6 percent of their say there is zero risk,” said Andrew Lebow, oil market tral bank did not respond to a request for comment. crude has come back down since then and by Friday was budget on fuel in 2018. specialist for Commodity Research Group. “Especially,” “It’s the first time in the history of the Lebanese bank- trading around $65. Many economies have taken strides away from heavy he added “if there is a major war that closes the Strait of ing sector that the demand in the dollar market is not Given the slowdown in the global economy and the oil consumption, thanks to transport and energy-efficient Hormuz,” which a third of all petroleum products shipped being met in this way,” the banker said. abundance of crude produced worldwide, the prospect of industries, and alternative sources such as natural gas or by sea pass through. The banking sources said there was no problem a $100 barrel, for now, doesn’t look too likely. “In essence, renewable energy. When oil prices held well above $100 The effects of a possible oil shock, however, “should withdrawing from dollar or Lebanese pound deposit the world is far better equipped to handle oil shocks than a barrel between 2011 and 2014, it did not lead to eco- not be underestimated,” the Commerzbank economists accounts. “It’s not an issue of dollar shortage but it was in the ‘70s,” explained Harry Tchilinguirian, the nomic collapse. The world has also now become less warned. “Many economies are currently struggling with rather higher demand,” said another banker, declining head of commodity research at BNP Paribas. In 1973, dependent on a few huge producers. The first oil crisis problems anyway and the central banks have little to be named because she was not authorized to dis- after an embargo by the Organization of the Petroleum led to the creation in 1974 of the International Energy room for maneuver (...) to help the affected cuss the matter publicly. Seven importing companies Exporting Countries (OPEC) against Israel’s allies in the contacted by Reuters said they were finding it harder Agency, which requires OECD countries to keep in economies,” they said. — AFP or more expensive to obtain dollars. They asked to remain anonymous out of concern that speaking pub- licly would damage their businesses. A leather importer ty still recognizes the government in Nicosia as the said banks were taking a few days longer to turn island’s sole authority. pound cheques into dollars, “and sometimes they tell Dream of reviving us sorry, we can’t exchange them.” Price to pay north Cyprus ghost The Security Council has in several resolutions called Financial strains for UN administration of Varosha and for its original The Lebanese pound has been pegged at its cur- town may turn sour inhabitants to return. And the European Court of Human rent level against the US dollar for more than two Rights ordered Turkey to pay compensation to Varosha’s decades and the government has pledged to keep it dispossessed former inhabitants. “In total, Varosha could there. It wants to avoid a devaluation that could hurt wire fence on a Cypriot beach is all that separates people’s savings and spending power. Salameh, who represent more than five billion euros compensation,” Pavlos Iacovou from the hotel he owns but has not according to Cypriot economist Costa Apostolides. “This has run the central bank for a quarter of a century, has visited in decades - now a sudden decision from since 2016 boosted reserves through a series of meas- A is too much to pay for Turkey,” he said, referring to the Ankara could change all that. The tourist resort of Varosha ures, including attracting inflows with high interest struggling Turkish economy. on the island’s southeastern coast was once known as the To avoid reparations, Turkey could return Varosha’s rates on long-term, high-value deposits. But this has pearl of Cyprus for its crystal waters and glitzy nightlife. absorbed liquidity from banks. properties to surviving former inhabitants. But Apostolides A premier holiday destination with some 50 hotels offering suspects Turkey may just transfer its jurisdiction to the Pavlos Iacovou, a Greek Cypriot owner of a hotel in And amid anaemic economic growth and political 10,000 beds, it became a Mediterranean playground for instability, traditional sources of foreign exchange TRNC, in effect retaining de facto control. “If Varosha Varosha, poses for a picture near the fenced-off touristic Hollywood stars such as Sophia Loren and Brigitte Bardot. including tourism, real estate and money sent home by becomes a nice beach resort again, it would be an impor- area of Varosha in the Turkish controlled ghost town of But since 1974, Varosha has fallen into disrepair, gradu- citizens abroad have slowed. The central bank’s foreign tant economic driver for the TRNC,” said Apostolides. Famagusta on Sept 13, 2019. — AFP ally turning into a ghost town, fenced off by occupying assets, excluding gold, fell around 15% from an all- “The TRNC won’t let Varosha go easily.” This would be a Turkish soldiers and abandoned to the elements. Now time high in May last year to $38.7 billion in mid- disaster for the original owners, says Iacovou. “Which ation” for a row over offshore energy resources being Turkey and the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of September. The central bank said it had received a $1.4 bank will give me a loan to invest in rebuilding my hotel in developed by the Greek Cypriots. Under a proposal from Northern Cyprus (TRNC) have announced the resort may billion dollar boost in late August from private deposi- an occupied zone?” the north’s foreign minister, Kudret Ozersay, reconstruc- soon be reopened and passed from decades of military tors. Reflecting the increased pressure on Lebanon’s Before any rebuilding can begin, ownership of Varosha tion will be done in stages, starting with the part closest to control to the TRNC. It’s a scenario which fills many Greek finances, Fitch ratings agency recently downgraded it properties will need to be certified, a process which could Famagusta, a port city Varosha was part of before it was Cypriots like Iacovou and his wife Toulla with dread, but at deep into junk territory. Rival ratings agency S&P lead to potential new disputes. The archives of land titles fenced off. Greek-Cypriot owners of Varosha properties least it could lead to some form of closure. Global kept Lebanon’s credit rating at B-/B but were lost during the Turkish invasion, said Greek-Cypriot hope Nicosia, which advocates for either the direct return “I don’t want to be here looking at my hotel from afar. I warned that it could be lowered, saying it considered architect Andreas Lordos. “Reconstructing Varosha will be of Varosha or for it to be administered by the UN, will take want to be on my terrace, sipping a lemonade and forget- its foreign exchange reserves sufficient to service gov- a daunting operation,” said Lordos, whose family owns six a strong stance. “We really need the (Greek Cypriot) gov- ting this nightmare,” said Iacovou, who was 19 when he ernment debt in the “near term”. — Reuters hotels in Varosha. “There is no water or electricity, and ernment to stop being passive and start to find a compro- fled from the hotel his grandparents built. Turkish Foreign numerous walls are on the verge of collapse.” mise,” said Lordos. “We cannot continue gambling, or we Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu vowed earlier this month But after a freeze of more than four decades, Turkey will lose everything.” He hopes that as it has been Varosha would be reopened, two weeks after Turkish may now be emboldened to act, said Amhet Sozen, a polit- untouched by human activity ever since 1974, Varosha Cypriot authorities organized the first ever press tour of ical science professor at Eastern Mediterranean University could be redeveloped as an eco-resort. All articles appearing on this page are the the resort since the Turkish military invasion of northern in Nicosia. “For 45 years, Greek Cypriots have been asking Just 14 km south of Varosha on the Greek-Cypriot side, personal opinion of the writers. Kuwait Cyprus in the summer of 1974. the impossible: An end to Turkey’s presence on the island. the beach resort of Ayia Napa welcomes millions of The intervention followed an Athens-engineered Times takes no responsibility for views Turkey is now saying to them: You need to negotiate or we tourists each year - to the detriment of its fauna and flora. coup attempting to unite the island with Greece. Then will open Varosha on our own terms.” “The history of Varosha is tragic, but this could allow us to expressed therein. in 1983 the North declared independence in a move With UN-brokered peace talks at a virtual standstill, avoid the mistakes of the past decades,” said documentary recognized only by Ankara. The international communi- Sozen sees the sudden focus on Varosha as Turkish “retali- maker Vasia Markides. — AFP Established 1961

MONDAY, SEPTEMPER 23, 2019 Business

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Zain inks MoU with Dell Technologies Agreement aims to deliver innovative cloud services

KUWAIT: Eaman Al-Roudhan, Mohammed Amin and executive management representatives from Zain and Dell Technologies during the signing of the MoU yesterday.

KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dell Technologies that will enable the serv- ice operator to implement a variety of tech- nological solutions that will benefit clients operating in Kuwait. The MoU aims to achieve heightened levels of productivity, efficiency and profitability for clients as Zain continues its digital transformation journey and further enhances its role as a key sup- porter of the New Kuwait Vision 2035. The MoU signing ceremony, held at the Zain Innovation Center (ZINC) in the com- pany’s Shuwaikh headquarters, drew atten- dance from Eaman Al-Roudhan, Zain Kuwait’s Chief Executive Officer; and Mohammed Amin, Senior Vice-President, Middle East, Russia, Africa and Turkey (MERAT) at Dell Technologies; as well as executive management representatives from both partners. Eaman Al-Roudhan commented, “Dell Technologies offers a comprehensive suite of solutions that meet our requirements to Eaman Al-Roudhan and Mohammed Amin Eaman Al-Roudhan (right) and Mohammed Amin sign the MoU. provide quality offerings to our clients. This strategic alliance will help solidify our posi- data and facilitate accurate user profiling, tion as a leading active partner of the New but will also develop unique processes given Kuwait Vision 2035, further enabling us to • Agreement solidifies Zain’s position as a leading active partner in Kuwait Vision 2035 the solutions’ ability to create more focused set the foundation to capitalize on the and targeted reports and campaigns. abundant opportunities presented by digi- • Zain becomes a Metal Partner for Dell Technologies in a bid to drive business coverage and go-to-market initiatives across In addition, as market and consumer tal transformation.” its B2B and B2C platforms demands evolve, telcos today are imple- Mohammed Amin said, “Our partnership menting solutions that are easy to deploy with Zain Kuwait reflects our shared ambi- and drive down infrastructure costs and tions to drive transformation in the region’s vation. We are therefore committed to dedi- ment a multi-cloud IT strategy to leverage a Infrastructure-as-a-Service, Platform-as-a- complexity. Dell Technologies’ Network telecom sector. By modernizing the IT infra- cating time and expertise to support Zain range of cloud-based services. Dell Service, workforce transformation, and more. Functions Virtualization (NFV) solutions structure and implementing advanced tech- Kuwait’s vision of establishing a strong digital Technologies will also enable Zain to provide Zain will also benefit from the seamless enables Zain to access databases remotely nology solutions, organizations can break foundation, which will create lucrative oppor- value-added cloud services to customers, integration of a wide range of Dell in an intelligent, agile and secure fashion in down silos to unlock new discoveries by tunities for themselves and their customers.” who will be able to benefit from modern Technologies’ solutions with Zain’s internal a bid to further strengthen the service building an environment conducive to inno- As part of the agreement, Zain will imple- enterprise technologies such as applications. This will not only unify user operator’s network infrastructure.

But ministers are unlikely to step in due to worries Show. Two years ago, the collapse of Monarch Airlines ness as part of an initial £900 million rescue package. UK travel giant about the pioneering operator’s longer-term viability, prompted the British government to take emergency In return, the Hong Kong-listed conglomerate acquired the Times reported on Saturday, leaving it on the brink. action to return 110,000 stranded passengers, costing a 75 percent stake in Thomas Cook’s tour operating “We will know by tomorrow (Sunday) if agreement is taxpayers some £60 million on hiring planes. division and 25 percent of its airline unit. Thomas Cook reached,” the source said. The government at the time described it as Britain’s Thomas Cook in May revealed that first-half losses The firm’s shareholders and creditors were due to “biggest-ever peacetime repatriation”. widened on a major write-down, caused in part by faces collapse meet early yesterday, with a meeting of the board of But holidaymakers were already reporting problems, Brexit uncertainty that delayed summer holiday book- directors to be held in the afternoon. The Transport with guests at a hotel in Tunisia owed money by ings. The group, which has around 600 stores across LONDON: Thomas Cook’s 178-year existence was Salaried Staffs Association, which represents workers at Thomas Cook being asked for extra money before the UK, has also come under pressure from fierce hanging by a thread yesterday after the iconic British the company, called on the government to save the firm. being allowed to leave, according to a tourist inter- online competition. travel firm struggled to find further private investment “The company must be rescued no matter what,” viewed by AFP. “After an hour they left the hotel and Cabinet maker Thomas Cook created the travel firm and is now relying on an unlikely government bailout. said TSSA General Secretary, Manuel Cortes. are currently at the airport,” said a spokesman for the in 1841 to carry temperance supporters by train The operator said Friday that it needed £200 million Shadow business secretary Rebecca Long Bailey Tunisian interior ministry. between British cities. It soon began arranging foreign ($250 million) or else face administration, which could called on the government to step in by “taking an equi- The group’s activities would cease immediately in trips, being the first operator to take British travellers affect 600,000 holidaymakers and require Britain’s ty stake to avoid this crisis”. Foreign minister Dominic the event of bankruptcy, forcing its travel agencies to on escorted visits to Europe in 1855, to the United largest repatriation since World War II. Raab promised tourists affected that they would not close, grounding its planes and leaving the group’s States in 1866 and on a round-the-world trips in 1872. A source close to the negotiations told AFP on end up stuck abroad. 22,000 global employees — 9,000 of whom are in The company was also a pioneer in introducing “circu- Saturday that the company had failed to find the cash “I can reassure people that in the worst-case sce- Britain-out of a job. Chinese peer Fosun, which was lar note”-products that would later become traveller’s from private investors and would collapse unless the nario, the contingency planning is there for people to already the biggest shareholder in Thomas Cook, cheques. It now has annual sales of £9 billion, serving government intervened. avoid being stranded,” he told BBC’s Andrew Marr agreed last month to inject £450 million into the busi- 19 million customers in 16 countries. — - AFP 12 Established 1961 Business Monday, September 23, 2019 Samsung Kuwait roadshow takes fans into Note10’s world of limitless possibilities Exclusive offers from Ooredoo available at roadshow in The Avenues

KUWAIT: To celebrate the launch of Galaxy latest Note10 technology first-hand - including Note10 with next-level power, Samsung Gulf Live Focus video, Cinematic Infinity Display, AR Electronics is bringing the Galaxy Note10 road- Doodle, S Pen Handwriting to Text and S Pen Air show to Kuwait. The stand is located at The Actions as well as next-generation wearable Avenues mall Kuwait from September 19-28. including the Galaxy Watch Active2 and Galaxy Inspired by a generation that flows seamlessly Buds. Those wanting to push the boundaries of between work and life, the Galaxy Note10 range self-expression can create instantly their cus- combines elegant design with powerful perform- tomized content at the stand to share on their ance and productivity tools to give users the free- social media platforms. dom to work the way they want and showcase Visitors who complete three activities out of five their creative spirit, all on-the-go. The unique will be eligible to enter a raffle draw and get a activities will serve as experience spaces that will chance to win amazing prizes, including a holiday be open for everyone. package for two to Thailand. Also, for the road- Guests who visit the roadshow will each receive show duration only, exclusive offers from Ooredoo a passport to carry with them throughout their are available on the purchase of the Galaxy Note10 journey. They will get to experience the Note10/Note10+.

Wall Street Week Ahead

ground some planes and cut costs due to the the two countries could take a decade to 12.4 percent for the year to date, including a vinced the trade war is here to stay. “We still Fund managers effects of the trade war between the world’s resolve, White House economic adviser Larry 10 percent drop over the last three months. think one way or another Trump will end it two largest economies. Kudlow warned on Sept. 6. “These are companies that can just pass tar- before the election,” said Lamar Villere, a “We were hopeful of a trade deal and some As a result, fund managers are moving iffs on because people want to buy the status portfolio manager at New Orleans-based gird for long sort of return to normalcy and that has not away from US industrials and technology symbol,” he said. Villere & Co. taken place,” FedEx’s chief executive, companies that may be most affected by high- Emily Roland, co-chief investment strate- As a result, he has been moving more Frederick Smith, said on its earnings call. er tariffs and instead are looking to pick up gist at John Hancock Investment Management, assets into sectors such as semiconductors, trade war after Companies ranging from parts supplier some out-of-favor companies and assets that said her firm has been increasing its “mea- an industry which will be included in $50 O’Reilly Automotive to network gear maker offer long-term opportunities despite the sures of protection” against an economic billion worth of goods that will be subject to FedEx slide Juniper Networks have said the trade war is trade war. “It’s obvious that China will try to downturn caused in part by an escalating 30 percent tariffs starting Oct. 1. “The mar- weighing on their earnings. Yet investors have drag this out as long as it can and hope it dis- trade war. Despite a 20.1 percent gain in the ket is giving you opportunities because we NEW YORK: A profit warning and muted focused more on FedEx because the nature of appears after the (2020 presidential) elec- sector this year, she said she still sees oppor- think that this is more of a blip than anything outlook from package delivery company its business touches several industries across tion,” said Brian Yacktman, whose YCG tunities in utilities companies due in part to else,” he said. Emmanuel Roman, chief exec- FedEx Corp is prompting some high-profile the globe, including consumer spending. Enhanced Fund is up nearly 31 percent for the their above-average dividend yields and utive officer at bond giant Pimco, said fund managers to prepare for the trade war An extended trade war could take the wind year to date. growth potential. Thursday at the CNBC Institutional Investor between the United States and China to last out of the sails of the rally in the S&P 500 Yacktman is moving more into the shares “Rather than reacting and getting whip- Delivering Alpha Conference that he is see- longer than many had originally anticipated. benchmark index, which has advanced in line of European luxury goods makers such as sawed by the sudden shifts in sentiment, we ing opportunities in emerging market bonds Shares of the shipping company, whose with expectations for an imminent break- Kering SA, whose brands include Gucci and believe that investors can create diversified due to the pessimism from the trade war. business is often seen as a proxy for growth in through in the trade war. High-level talks Botegga Veneta, that have pricing power but portfolios that seek to minimize downside “Obviously the big elephant in the room is the global economy, tumbled 13 percent between the two countries are expected to have fallen on concerns about a slowdown in risks from the trade war, however long it may the trade war with China and how it will Wednesday, a day after it said it planned to resume again in October. The conflict between the Chinese economy. Shares of Kering are up last,” she said. Not all fund managers are con- resolve itself,” he said. —Reuters

NBK Economic Report

Wednesday’s cut, while two members wanted to hold rates steady Brexit debacle. In its statement, the bank said inflation will likely position of either cutting or holding interest rates. However, Oystein OECD slashes world and one sought to cut even further. Though there are some points of become weaker if Brexit uncertainty persists, while data revealed Olsen - Norges Bank governor - insists that forces such as the weakness in the economy and inflation remains lower than desired, just a few days prior that annual inflation dropped to a three year petroleum and related industries are driving the present growth consumers are still spending resulting in solid retail sales and a sta- low of 1.7 percent from 2.1 percent. In its meeting minutes, the MPC which other countries lack. He added that the bank “had to do the growth outlook; ble job market. Despite cutting rates twice this year, interest rates in said delays to an agreement on the UK’s relationship with the EU right think for the Norwegian economy now” leading to the rate the US remain far higher than those in other countries and are even would harm consumer and business confidence - made worse by the increase. Though later, he added that the uncertainty over global negative in parts of Europe and Japan. trade war between the US and China which has lowered economic growth was the main reason for indicating that the increase could be Brexit deadline nears growth rates in both countries this year. The UK economy contract- the last of the cycle. Looking at inflation, the annual rate declined to KUWAIT: The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Repo turbulence ed in the second quarter of the year by 0.2 percent. Looking ahead, 1.6 percent in August from 1.9 percent in the previous month - it’s Development (OECD) claimed that the global economy risked enter- The Fed meeting followed several days of market disruption as the bank expects the economy to expand by 0.2 percent in the third slowest since January 2018. ing a new, long-lasting low-growth phase if governments continued the repo rate spiked last Tuesday, forcing the central bank to inter- quarter in hopes of avoiding a technical recession defined as two to hesitate over how to respond to the latest pressures. vene. Borrowers in the repo market paid as much as 10 percent ver- consecutive quarters of decline. Japan’s stubborn inflation The trade war between the US and China has plunged global sus rates of just 2 percent seen just a week prior, prompting the Fed Most notably - for the first time the minutes recognized an out- Crossing over to Asia, Japan’s central bank held its overnight growth to its lowest levels in decade, leading the OECD to slash its to pour billions of dollars into the financial system. The bank initially come of a no-deal Brexit, stating it would lead to weakened growth, interest rate at -0.1 percent as it attempts to manage the impact forecasts for growth. “The global order that regulated trade is gone pumped $53 billion of cash into the system, and later announced two higher inflation, and a further drop to the pound. Policymakers sig- from US interest rate cuts and a slowing global economy. The bank and we are in a new era of less certain, more bilateral and sometimes other doses to follow. The move reveals a lack of liquidity, though naled that rates are likely to rise gradually back from its post-2008 remains reluctant to add more monetary stimulus itself, promising a assertive trade relations,” OECD chief economist Laurence Boone has been warranted as Powell explained due to companies needing a crisis lows only if there was a “smooth Brexit”. Under a no-deal - the review at its next meeting and gave an explicit warning that it was said. The US would grow 2.4 percent this year and 2.0 percent next lot of cash for tax payments and for investors buying government pound falls, inflation rises, and the economy slows leading to either concerned about risks to the economic recovery. Lower US interest year, versus earlier projections of 2.8 percent and 2.3 percent bonds. He later added that these issues have no larger implications cuts or rises according to the BOE. Looking ahead, PM Boris rates reduce the yield gap between Japanese and US bonds which respectively. China would also take a hit as the second-largest econ- for the economy, and that the bank played its role appropriately. Johnson has said a deal is possible at the crucial summit of EU lead- could lead to the appreciation in the yen, causing further harm to omy, growing 6.1 percent in 2019 and 5.7 percent in 2020, outlooks ers on October 17th, but has insisted that the UK will leave on Japanese exports already under immense pressure from a slowdown the OECD previously cut from 6.2 percent and 6.0 percent. Trade talks back on the table October 31st deadline with or without a deal. EU commission presi- in China. The BOJ has been struggling for the past 6 years to drive Meanwhile, as Britain nears its exit out of the EU, forecast for The Trump administration has rolled out tariffs on Chinese dent Jean-Claude Juncker offered confidence that the EU and UK inflation closer to the 2 percent target, and many current officials growth is at 1 percent in 2019 and 0.9 percent in 2020 - only if it imports since 2018 in an attempt to gain leverage in talks, while can reach a Brexit agreement before the October deadline, sending believe that further cuts would pose a risk to financial stability and leaves the EU smoothly with a transition period which is far from Chinese officials insist on wiping them out before they agree to any the pound back over the $1.25 mark. could even backfire - undermining inflation rather that driving it certain. If Britain opts to leave without a deal, its economy will be 2 broader deal. The US has so far placed 35 percent tariffs on $250 bil- closer to its 2 percent target. Still, Governor Kuroda has repeatedly percent lower than otherwise in 2020-2021. The euro area would lion of Chinese products, while China retaliated with tariffs on $110 SNB lends a hand to commercial banks promised to act if necessary to maintain momentum towards the not be immune to such negative spillovers and would see its GDP billion of US imports. Looking ahead, the US is scheduled to raise Switzerland’s National Bank also held its interest rates steady irre- inflation goal. The USD/JPY pair has risen around 1.62 percent this cut by 0.5 percent over 2020-2021, also aided by a slowdown in its existing tariffs to 30 percent on Oct. 15, and tax another $156 billion spective of rising global pressures and a lowering of their own growth month, currently trading at around the 107.58 level. biggest economy - Germany. Looking at the broader picture, the of products in December. Both sides recently showed signs of good- forecast for the year. The key rate was kept at -0.75 percent and the global economy is now expected to slow to 2.9 percent this year will by suspending some planned tariffs as talks resume this week bank citied weaker prospects abroad. Furthermore, the bank is adjust- A sudden disruption for oil markets from 3.6 percent last year before a predicted 3.0 percent in 2020. between US and Chinese officials, though a lasting peace between ing the basis for calculating negative interest by increasing the exemp- Last week, oil prices posted their largest intraday jump following the world’s two largest economies seems obscure. tion threshold above which commercial banks who park their money a strike on a Saudi Arabian oil facility which wiped nearly 6 percent A divided central bank with the central bank have to pay negative interest. Moving forward, of global supplies. State energy producer Saudi Aramco lost about The US Federal Reserve has lowered its interest rate by 25bp to Equities rise and treasury yields fall banks can now store more money with the SNB before negative rates 5.7 million barrels per day of output after aerial vehicles struck the a range of 1.75-2 percent. The cut, marking the second in 2019, was Global stocks posted minor gains on Friday after central banks apply to 25 times their minimum reserves from 20 times now. In 2018, world’s biggest crude-processing facility. The attack suddenly raised highly anticipated by markets and failed to drive the greenback low- decisions hinted new easing measures. The S&P 500 is up 3.34 per- bank’s paid nearly 2bn Swiss francs in negative rates which have geopolitical risks in global energy markets and sent safe-haven er. The move comes just a week after the ECB’s decision to cut its cent since the beginning of September, currently at 2,992 - near its remained for nearly five years now. For this year, the central bank assets higher. Brent crude rose more than 20 percent to a four- deposit rates and launch a new QE program. The Fed’s language all-time high of 3,027 seen a few months back. The Dow Jones dropped its inflation prediction to 0.4 percent from its earlier forecast of month high of 71.95, later recovering to the 64.28 level seen today. mirrored that of its July’s policy statement pointing to weakening Industrial Average followed a similar path rising 3.4 percent in the 0.6 percent. Additionally it predicts a rate of 0.2 percent in 2020 com- The movement characterizes the fragility of the world’s oil market - exports and business investments, with the bank claiming the cut is same period, currently trading at 27,094. US Treasury yields fell fol- pared with the 0.7 percent it had forecasted in the previous quarter. an intricate system which delivers 100mio barrels a day to con- aimed at aiding the US economy amid “uncertainties” about future lowing the announcement as the 10-year note dropped to 1.768 per- sumers all around the world. Aramco’s plant has since restored 2mio growth. President Trump reacted in a way which seems to have cent though later edged higher. The two and ten year yields came Last hawk in town barrels that were lost, and the energy minister Abdulaziz bin Salman become customary - critiquing Powell for lacking “guts” as he has close to inversion, with shorter term yields rising as the long end fell. Continuing its path against the general trend in global monetary claims production will reach 11mio barrels by the end of September. repeatedly criticized the Fed for cutting rates too slowly. Markets policy, Norway’s central bank opted to raise interest rates for the are now pricing in at least one more interest rate cut from the Fed BOE copes with the Brexit era fourth time in the past year,. The bank increased rates by 25bps to Kuwait this year. However, officials were divided regarding the decision and The Bank of England unanimously voted to keep interest rates 1.5 percent and indicated it was more likely to hike in the next year Kuwaiti dinar the need for future cuts. Seven members voted in favor of on hold at 0.75 percent as it awaits further clarity regarding the than cut. Most of the world’s major central bank delivered a dovish USD/KWD opened at 0.30370 yesterday morning. EXCHANGE RATES

Egyptian Pound - Transfer 18.690 Syrian Pound 1.590 Asia Al-Muzaini Exchange Co. Yemen Riyal/for 1000 1.223 Nepalese Rupees 2.648 Bangladesh Taka 0.002933 0.003734 Tunisian Dinar 110.750 Malaysian Ringgit 73.505 Chinese Yuan 0.041569 0.045069 EUROPEAN & AMERICAN COUNTRIES Jordanian Dinar 430.120 Chinese Yuan Renminbi 43.110 Hong Kong Dollar 0.036955 0.039705 Indian Rupee 0.003692 0.004464 US Dollar Transfer 304.550 Lebanese Lira/for 1000 0.203 Thai Bhat 10.935 Indonesian Rupiah 0.000017 0.000023 Euro 339.270 Syrian Lira 0.000 Turkish Lira 54.175 Sterling Pound 384.800 Japanese Yen 0.002746 0.002926 Morocco Dirham 32.330 Singapore dollars 218.554 Korean Won 0.000245 0.000260 Canadian dollar 231.950 Malaysian Ringgit 0.069394 0.075394 Turkish lira 53.380 Nepalese Rupee 0.002649 0.002989 Swiss Franc 311.400 BAHRAIN EXCHANGE COMPANY WLL Pakistan Rupee 0.001341 0.002111 US Dollar Buying 297.250 Dollarco Exchange Co. Ltd Philippine Peso 0.005740 0.006040 Singapore Dollar 0.216223 0.226223 ASIAN COUNTRIES CURRENCY BUY SELL Sri Lankan Rupee 0.001319 0.001899 Japanese Yen 2.832 Rate for Transfer Selling Rate Europe Taiwan 0.009702 0.009882 Indian Rupees 4.295 US Dollar 304.190 British Pound 0.373616 0.387516 Thai Baht 0.009650 0.010200 Pakistani Rupees 1.961 Canadian Dollar 230.813 Czech Korune 0.004993 0.014293 Vietnamese Dong 0.000013 0.000013 Srilankan Rupees 1.679 Sterling Pound 373.865 Danish Krone 0.041045 0.046045 Nepali Rupees 2.680 Euro 337.075 Euro 0. 328602 0.342302 Arab Singapore Dollar 223.400 Swiss Frank 301.815 Georgian Lari 0.132109 0.132109 Bahraini Dinar 0.801672 0.809732 Hongkong Dollar 38.878 Bahrain Dinar 808.955 Hungarian 0.001148 0.001338 Egyptian Pound 0.018646 0.022006 Norwegian Krone 0.029902 0.035102 Bangladesh Taka 3.593 Iranian Riyal 0.000084 0.000086 UAE Dirhams 83.220 Romanian Leu 0.065272 0.082122 Philippine Peso 5.856 Qatari Riyals 84.460 Iraqi Dinar 0.000211 0.000271 Russian ruble 0.004580 0.004580 Jordanian Dinar 0.424644 0.433644 Thai Baht 10.013 Saudi Riyals 82.015 Slovakia 0.009106 0.019106 Malaysian ringgit 77.890 Kuwaiti Dinar 1.000000 1.000000 Jordanian Dinar 430.328 Swedish Krona 0.027463 0.032463 Lebanese Pound 0.000157 0.000257 Egyptian Pound 18.398 Swiss Franc 0.301385 0.312385 Moroccan Dirhams 0.021390 0.045390 GCC COUNTRIES Sri Lankan Rupees 1.683 Saudi Riyal 81.268 Omani Riyal 0.785908 0.793809 Indian Rupees 4.233 Australasia Qatar Riyal 0.082996 0.083830 Qatari Riyal 83.702 Australian Dollar 0.198314 0.210314 Pakistani Rupees 1.944 Saudi Riyal 0.080127 0.081427 Omani Riyal 791.553 New Zealand Dollar 0.184818 0.194318 Syrian Pound 0.001291 0.001511 Bahraini Dinar 809.220 Bangladesh Taka 3.602 Tunisian Dinar 0.102558 0.110558 UAE Dirham 82.972 Philippines Pesso 5.861 America Cyprus pound 18.097 Canadian Dollar 0.224581 0.233561 Turkish Lira 0.046495 0.056340 Japanese Yen 3.850 US Dollars 0.300450 0.305750 UAE Dirhams 0.082284 0.083112 ARAB COUNTRIES Yemeni Riyal 0.000990 0.001070 Egyptian Pound - Cash 21.500 US Dollars Mint 0.300950 0.305750 13 Business Monday, September 23, 2019 Global mining industry seeks to polish tarnished reputation Wildcat miners, including children, risking lives to unearth metals, minerals

LONDON: The global mining industry is increasingly the LME’s role and responsibility is vital,” the showing a commitment towards greater respect for exchange’s incoming and first female chair Gay Huey human rights and the environment, but is accused of Evans said on her appointment. Earlier this month, the wanting to improve its reputation without seeking real World Gold Council (WGC) issued “Responsible progress. Wildcat miners, including children, are risking Gold Mining Principles”, although the guidance is their lives daily to unearth metals and minerals they sell non-binding. to mining companies. In return, they earn a subsistence The industry body calls upon its members to wage but not the working rights of a legal and salaried “respect the human rights” of workers and communities mining group employee. affected by mining activities. “We will work to ensure “While industry initiatives on certain minerals and that fragile ecosystems, critical habitats and endan- metals are helpful, companies are still responsible for gered species are protected from damage and we will undertaking comprehensive human rights due diligence plan for responsible mine closure,” according to anoth- across all minerals and metals in their supply chains,” er directive. Eniko Horvath, senior researcher at the Business and A spokesman for Barrick Gold, the world’s largest Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC), told AFP. producer of the precious metal, told AFP that the group In June, dozens of illegal miners died when part of a was already meeting or exceeding the new WGC guid- copper mine collapsed in southeastern DR Congo. The ance, while Glencore has laid out a similar charter to mine was in the Kolwezi area operated by Kamoto that provided by the World Gold Council. Elsewhere, Copper Company, a subsidiary of the Swiss giant BMW along with German chemical giant BASF and Glencore. Meanwhile at the start of the year, a dam col- Samsung last week announced a joint project to ensure lapse at a mine operated by Brazilian group Vale “responsible” cobalt mining in DR Congo. “It’s great to unleashed a tsunami of mud that killed more than 200 see these statements of purpose and expressions of a people while around 100 more went missing. willingness to meet these standards, but they have to be China, also the scene of fatal mining accidents, has matched with action,” Amnesty International official additionally been in the spotlight for its dumping of Lucy Graham told AFP. toxic waste in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, as Beijing drives “What we really want to see is laws that are going to global production of rare earth elements used in key legally require industry to mine minerals responsibly BRUMADINHO, MINAS GERAIS, Brazil : In this file photo, a sniffer dog locates body parts as emergency technologies such as smartphones. Faced with rising and transparently.” crews continue the slow process of picking through the mud looking for bodies, 99 days after the collapse criticism, the mining industry says it wants to adopt of the Corrego do Feijao dam of mining company Vale in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. —AFP standards of good governance. The London Metal ‘PR whitewash’ Exchange, the global center for trading in industrial Jamie Kneen, from MiningWatch Canada, said he metals, recently adopted new ethical standards to believed companies and industry bodies were simply mention of host or affected communities.” Kneen said It “seeks to improve the human rights practices ensure better traceability of raw materials, especially providing “yet another effort at PR whitewash”. He there was a need for “enforceable... legal and regulato- of companies that produce the minerals vital to those most at risk such as cobalt used heavily in high- added: “The standards that they are incorporating are... ry standards at all levels”. To help companies face their the renewable energy and electric vehicles sec- end technology. self-administered and audited by unaccountable third responsibilities, human rights group BHRRC has this tors, by shedding light on the key human rights “As metals play an increasingly important role in parties; and they are explicitly focused on providing month launched a dedicated website, the Transition risks in the geographies where they operate”, not- society with increased focus on ethical supply chains, confidence to investors and buyers with not even a Minerals Tracker. ed Horvath. —AFP

closure themselves if the tour operator Sun-seekers goes under. Managers of the hotel Les Orangers in Hammamet, Tunisia, briefly delayed feel the strain the departure of a group of tourists until Airbus irked by they could verify that payments owed by of Thomas Thomas Cook had been made, a Tunisian Spain’s choice interior ministry spokesman told AFP. The resort managers requested addi- Cook crisis tional payments even though the group of fighter had already paid the costs of their stay LONDON: The possible collapse of in full, a tourist told AFP. Thomas Cook has “ruined” the holi- jet partner “After an hour they left the hotel and days of thousands of tourists, who fear are currently at the airport,” said the MADRID: Airbus has sharply criticized Madrid for being trapped far from home despite choosing defense systems specialist Indra to coor- official reassurances that they will be government spokesman. “There are other Thomas Cook dinate Spain’s participation in a Franco-German looked after. project to develop a new-generation fighter jet, in Some 600,000 holidaymakers are groups in Hammamet, Sousse, Mahdia and Djerba — all payment procedures which the aviation giant is deeply involved. The currently abroad on trips organised by decision, which was taken by the defense ministry in Thomas Cook, including 150,000 British have been settled,” he added. HAMMAMET: British tourists walk outside the Orange Beach hotel in Tunisia’s coastal town of Hammamet yesterday. Thomas Cook’s 178-year existence was late August, saw Indra chosen to coordinate Spain’s tourists. The mass travel pioneer is hanging by a thread on Sunday after the iconic British travel firm struggled to work on a stealth fighter whose development is mainly active in Europe and around the Plans dashed In addition to travellers worried about find further private investment and is now relying on an unlikely government being led by Airbus and France’s Dassault Aviation. Mediterranean, with Antalya in Turkey bailout. —AFP Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury told and Mallorca in Spain its flagship desti- their return, others are concerned that their much-anticipated holiday plans are online business journal El Confidencial the group nations. Jackie and Amy Ward, a mother “didn’t see the decision coming” as it was expected and daughter on holiday in Mallorca, about to collapse. Briton Chloe Hardy on Twitter. “I’m supposed to fly on makers if the company goes bust, with told the BBC that she was scheduled to Tuesday and would really appreciate the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to be selected. He said that Indra was a sensors and told Britain’s Sky News that their holi- equipment producer but had no capabilities in air- days in the sun had been “ruined” by fly to Greece on Thursday to get married some info,” complained responsible for getting them home. on a Thomas Cook trip she booked more @JoshSmith1990. “Very stressful flying The CAA has got experience, planes, drones nor satellites. uncertainty over their return. Jackie “You don’t want someone who makes wheels or Ward said that she had heart disease than a year ago. “Our wedding is cost- out on 15 October for a wedding spent orchestrating the repatriation of some ing almost £12,000 with things we have almost 2 years paying for the holiday will 85,000 people following the bankrupt- computers designing your car. You want a carmak- and would run out of medicine if she did er,” he told El Confidencial on a visit to Spain to not return home on Monday, as planned. bought here, the wedding package, be so gutted if we can’t go please some- cy of the British airline Monarch two everything we have organised with the one help them,” added @bullyforyou180. years ago, but the collapse of Thomas convince the government to rethink its decision. A stranger had offered to buy a ticket Indra is a Spanish technology and defense group for the Newcastle tourist to ensure that resort wedding coordinator,” she said. British authorities sought to reassure Cook would be of a completely differ- “We’ve had constant questions from our travellers, saying that all tour packages ent magnitude. The crisis comes six which had sales of 3 billion euros ($3.3 billion) in she could return safely if the firm col- 2018. Airbus group sales in the same year totalled lapsed, Sky News reported. Thomas family that we are unable to answer,” she purchased in Britain and the European months after thousands of travellers added. “This is causing great concern, Union were protected by law. were left stranded in Europe and the 63,7 billion. Cook’s hundreds of service providers The ambitious Future Combat Air System were also wracked with anxiety over the worry and stress to all of us involved.” In Britain, the “ATOL guarantee” cov- United States by collapse of Icelandic Others poured out their frustrations ers repatriation and refunds for holiday- low-cost airline Wow. —AFP (FCAS) project will combine a new generation company’s troubles, with some facing fighter plane with drones, satellites and other air- craft to help reduce the EU’s long reliance on US planes and equipment. It aims to have the new cut are expected to have an impact on the companies plane operational by 2040, when it will replace the Deutsche Bahn concerned. current generation of Rafale and Eurofighter jets. Burgan Bank “We are now on the attack and rebuilding,” he said. Speaking to El Confidencial at the start of his sees big windfall Europe’s railway companies are expected to be major visit, Faury said it was “difficult to imagine” anyone announces beneficiaries of a shift away from car and air transport coming in for the design phase who didn’t have the towards public transportation offerings that emit pro- same expertise as Airbus “in planes, drones or from climate portionally less carbon. The company planned to buy satellites, but only in systems and sensors”. But in a winners of Yawmi 30 new high-speed trains by 2023 to cater for the separate interview with El Confidencial on the same expected growth in passenger numbers, a one billion day, Defence Minister Angel Olivares showed no change package euro bonanza for train-building companies. The rail- willingness to reverse the decision. account draw way’s current ICE-4 trains are built by Siemens and “This is not a circumstantial decision, which can BERLIN: Germany’s Deutsche Bahn expects the gov- Bombardier, but Lutz said the new units would not be be changed overnight. We have decided on Indra, KUWAIT: Burgan Bank announced yesterday the ernment’s 50 billion euro climate change package to of the same type. France’s Alstom is another potential and we will continue to insist that they work names of the daily draw winners of its Yawmi generate the railway company’s biggest growth spurt in supplier. together with Airbus and the rest of the industry.” account draw, each taking home a cash-prize of its 180-year history, the state-owned firm’s boss said Financially strained Deutsche Bahn, which has been He also expressed the government’s frustration KD 5,000. yesterday. In a telephone press conference, Richard under fire over delays and for having insufficient at its weakening influence within the Airbus Group, Lutz said the measures announced on Friday, including a capacity, said it would invest 11 billion euros of the in which it holds a four percent stake, compared The lucky winners are: cut in value-added tax (VAT) on train tickets, would extra cash in recapitalising. Despite running at a profit, with the 12 percent held by France and by Germany. 1. Anwar Abdulkareem Altaher give it an additional 20 billion euros in revenue by 2030. the company has had to take on extra debt to finance “The relative importance of Spain within Airbus is 2. Abrar Mohsen Eissa Although the package, in response to growing investment. shrinking,” he said. “In the latest restructuring, Airbus 3. Sameh Talaat Bader Mohamed public concern about the impact of climate change, Deutsche Bahn operates Europe’s largest railway by Spain’s management no longer has an active role on 4. Saeed Subhi Jerjes disappointed climate activists, individual measures track length, though at 39,000 km it is far shorter than the executive committee of the Group, for the first 5. Mariam Saad Lilo Alsaraji such as surcharges on domestic flights and the VAT at its peak length of 58,000 km. —Reuters In addition to the daily draw, Burgan Bank also time.” Since 2015, Spain’s representative on the board offers a quarterly draw with more chances to win of directors has been chosen by Airbus itself, against higher rewards, offering the chance to one lucky cus- the construction of more 5G-compatible antennae. the wishes of the Spanish government. —AFP tomer to win KD 125,000 every three months. The Thousands of “The fact that so many people turned out today is a Yawmi Account offers daily and quarterly draws, strong sign against the uncontrolled introduction of wherein the quarterly draw requires customers to 5G,” said Tamlin Schibler Ulmann, co-president of maintain a minimum amount of KD 500 in their Swiss protest Frequencia, the group that organized the rally. The tiny account for two months prior to the draw date. principality of Monaco became the first country in Additionally, every KD 10 in the account will entitle 5G wireless Europe to inaugurate a 5G mobile phone network in customers to one chance of winning. If the account July based on technology from Chinese firm Huawei, balance is KD 500 and above, the account holder will which is seen by the US as a major security risk. be qualified for both the quarterly and daily draws. over health fears But critics in Switzerland argue that the electromag- Burgan Bank encourages everyone to open a netic radiation the new system emits poses unprece- BERN: Thousands of people protested in the Swiss Yawmi account and/or increase their deposit to dented health and environmental risks compared to capital Bern Saturday over the roll-out of a 5G wireless maximize their chances of becoming a winner. The technology across the country, which they fear could previous generations of mobile technology. Online peti- higher the level of the deposit, the higher the like- damage people’s health. tions have helped persuade several Swiss cantons-in lihood to win. The protesters, many carrying placards, gathered in Geneva, Vaud, Fribourg and Neuchatel-to postpone the The combat fighter is to go into service in 2040 front of the Swiss parliament building, in a bid to stop construction of antennae as a precaution. —AFP 14 Established 1961

Monday, September 23, 2019 Business Huawei rethinks the smartphone with its ground-breaking Huawei Mate 30 series Iconic handset features flagship Kirin 990 5G SoC and amazing Quad camera system KUWAIT: Huawei unveiled its ground-breaking Huawei Mate 30 Series at an exclusive launch event in Munich on 19, September 2019. Setting new standards in every area from aesthetic design through to hardware engineering and soft- ware innovation, the Huawei Mate 30 Series is the world’s first second generation 5G smartphone and the pinnacle of mobile technological development. Benefiting from Huawei’s 32-years of expertise in commu- nication technologies and a decade in design innovation, the Huawei Mate 30 looks and performs like no other smart- phone. Inspired by the design principle of minimalism, the Huawei Mate 30 Series showcases the perfect example of how aesthetic design fuses with technology. Its unique, icon- ic OLED Huawei Horizon Display offers an immersive view- ing experience, while the Kirin 990 5G SoC - the first to phone chipset launched to date. The Huawei Kirin 990 5G integrate processing units and a 5G modem on the same chip challenges the limits of silicon-based physics by incorporat- using the 7nm+ EUV process- affords unrivalled levels of ing a three-level power efficiency architecture for the CPU, Huawei launches performance and efficiency. Huawei’s self-developed Da Vinci NPU architecture (large A revolutionary integrated quad-camera includes the dual-NPU + tiny NPU cores) as well as a supersized 16- SuperSensing Cine Camera, a dual main camera system core GPU to deliver super-fast performance and high-power Watch GT 2 range designed for amazing photographic and videographic efficiency. results, while the Huawei SuperCharge and EMUI10 offer Manufactured with the cutting-edge 7nm+ EUV long-lasting battery life for heavy mobile users and an process, the disruptive Huawei Kirin 990 5G supports of wearables enhanced user experience. 2G/3G/4G network and 5G Non-StandAlone (NSA) and KUWAIT: Huawei launched its much anticipated Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei Consumer Business Group, StandAlone (SA) modes, along with Dual SIM, Dual Huawei Watch GT 2 range of wearables. Equipped said: “The Huawei Mate 30 Series unleashes the full potential Standby and FDD/TDD full frequency bands to deliver of the smartphone. 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ranty and an additional Al Shaya gift card worth AndroidAuto. The luxury and comfort of the Greater offers KD 100. To distinguish teachers and university Peugeot, integrated with its efficiency and per- students during this period, Kaico offers them KD formance & striking designs, gives the customer a Gulf Bank to announce to end the year 250 as an additional discount. wide range of options to suit his budget and prior- As an additional option to distinguish clients ities when visiting the Peugeot showroom. winner of KD 500,000 and grant them peace of mind, the company intro- “As we celebrate the 50 years anniversary of from Peugeot!! duced the leasing program for individuals that the partnership with Peugeot in 2019, we have Al-Danah quarterly include periodic maintenance, comprehensive shared their success and development together in KUWAIT: Kuwait Automotive Imports Company, insurance and an alternative car. Kaico launched these years and as an authorized distributor, we prize Wednesday Kaico Al Shaya & Al Sagar, the authorized distrib- the leasing offer to meet the demand of customers will continue to provide customers with the best utors of Peugeot cars in Kuwait, launched its com- who desire to drive a modern Peugeot that possible sales & after sales services,” said Mr. petitive offer for the new school season for admir- KUWAIT: Gulf Bank will be announcing the includes the latest technology and offers the Asheesh Tandon, general manager of Kaico. ers of excellence and modern lifestyle planning to winner of its third quarterly Al-Danah draw of smoothest ride without the hassle of waiting in the Nader Salhmeh, Senior Division manager- vehi- acquire the distinctive Peugeot SUV cars with the year this Wednesday (September 25, 2019). service centers or worrying about accidents. cles added “We are delighted to launch this spe- installments starting from only KD 94 without a The announcement, which will take place live The company stated that it facilitates the com- cial offer, pointing out that it will allow family car down payment. The offer includes valuable gifts on air on FM 88.8 ‘Q8 Pulse’ (Nabd Al- pletion of transactions in order to achieve the enthusiasts to acquire new Peugeot cars with the for those who choose to buy new Peugeot models. Kuwait) during the “Diwanyat Al Yaqout & Al highest levels of customer satisfaction. “The deci- distinctive performance and contemporary The launch of the Peugeot offer comes as Kaico Ansari” program, will award one lucky winner sion to buy a Peugeot during this offer is certainly design.” Peugeot cars are undergoing many diffi- aims to enrich the experience of owning the a cash prize of KD 500,000. The draw will be the best,” Kaico added. cult tests in the harshest weather conditions to French-made car and enjoying excellence. held in the presence of, and approved by, a The Peugeot cars have an impressive interior suit the challenging climate in Kuwait and be the Exclusive benefits include up to KD 1000 over the representative from the Ministry of Commerce. design and advanced driving style with the touch most prominent and safe partner in all daily trips trade-in cars plus a five-year or 100,000km war- Gulf Bank customers also have until screen that supports Apple Carplay and and adventures. October 31, 2019 to enter the fourth and final quarterly Al-Danah draw of the year, which will take place on January 16, 2020. The fourth and final draw of the year will culmi- nate in the announcement of the 2019 Al- Danah millionaire, who will receive a grand prize of KD 1 million. To participate in this year’s quarterly and annual draws, customers must keep the bal- ance required by the Al-Danah account. To deposit into an Al-Danah account, customers can visit any one of Gulf Bank’s ATMs or ITMs, as well as any of the 58 Gulf Bank branches around the country. Customers also have the option to deposit through Gulf Bank’s online and mobile banking services, including Selfpay, or by creating a free standing order from other Gulf Bank accounts. Al-Danah also offers several unique services to its clients, including the Al-Danah Deposit Only ATM card, which allows account holders to deposit of mind to farmers and automakers, according to an trade agreement have not been disclosed. money into their accounts at their conven- US-Japan trade interview with public broadcaster NHK aired yesterday One unresolved issue relates to auto exports. Motegi ience. Account holders can also calculate their ahead of a key bilateral meeting this week. has said he wants a written assurance that Trump will daily, weekly and yearly chances of winning Motegi handled talks with US Trade Representative not impose tariffs on US-bound auto exports from talks will bring Robert Lighthizer under his previous role as economy Japan. However, any promises arising from this week’s the draws through the ‘Al-Danah Chances’ cal- minister and is expected to meet him ahead of a summit talks will still need Trump’s final approval, adding culator available on the Gulf Bank website and peace of mind to between US President Donald Trump and Prime uncertainty to the prospects of a deal, Japanese app. Finally, customers can also be notified via Minister Shinzo Abe. “(We) have been holding negotia- sources familiar with the matter told Reuters recently. a free SMS alert with every transaction, a fea- tions on the basis of trust,” Motegi told NHK in the Autos make up about two-thirds of Japan’s trade ture all Al-Danah account holders can activate farmers, automakers interview. “I don’t have any worry at all about the surplus with the United States and such tariffs would by visiting their nearest branch. things ahead.” Trump and Abe are expected to secure a hurt its trade-reliant economy. Japanese manufacturers TOKYO: Japanese foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi deal on farm tariffs and digital trade when they meet in have already come under heavy pressure this year from said trade talks with the United States will bring peace New York this week. Full details of the prospective slowing overseas demand. —Reuters Established 1961 15

Monday, September 23, 2019 What’s On Symphony Style Hotel Kuwait act Jointly with Omniya Kuwait

he Symphony Style Hotel Kuwait, A Radisson Collection hotel continues to secure a sustain- Table future and has signed a cooperation agree- ment with Omniya to recycle plastic waste used at the hotel. This initiative includes the distribution of recycle bins in the Symphony Style Hotel Kuwait, one large container in front of the building, which will be help collect the used plastic water bottles or any other plastic containers. Omniya is a national environmental project aimed at spreading the culture of waste recycling both; locally and regionally. The Omniya Project was founded in 2015, as an initiative of Farah Shaban, Saud Al Fozan and Sanna Al Ghemlas, to spread awareness about recycling in Kuwait. The Radisson Hotel Group is well known for its responsible business ethics and strives to work with local people and businesses to ensure that the opera- tions are responsible, sustainable and create lasting benefits for the communities. As a company and as indi- viduals, we have a responsibility to support the preser- vation of our environment. “We welcome the Symphony Style Kuwait, A Radisson Collection Hotel to our growing portfolio of corporate supporters who are aligning themselves with the #new-Kuwait vision for a better future,” said Farah Shabaan - Executive Director of Operations at Omniya. “We would be happy to provide similar services to oth- er supporters throughout GCC who are keen to be part of positive change.” she added.

LuLu Hypermarket launches South Africa Fest 2019

ulu hypermarket, the largest hypermarket chain in an opportunity to taste the authentic flavors of several the region, launched the ‘South Africa Fest 2019’ at popular South African dishes and foods. Ltheir Al-Quraini outlet on 18 September. The South During the festival period, a whole range of South African Charge D’Affaires to Kuwait Her Excellency Mrs African products and especially foods, including gro- Pule Bosilong inaugurated the event, in the presence of ceries, fresh foods and meat are being offered at top Lulu Hypermarket management in Kuwait, and a unbeatable prices. Among the leading South African large presence of shoppers, well-wishers and media food brands at hand at very special prices are: All Gold, personnel. Bakers, Bokomo, Blue Diamond, B Well, Cape Cookies, A highlight of the inauguration ceremony was the Cape Foods, Cape Herb & Spice, Cake Delights, Caraba, display of several traditional cultural programs of South Crosse & Blackwell, Dewlands, Freshpak, Good Hope, Africa. Adding to the festival attraction, the Lulu Great Heart Africa, Heartland, House Of Coffee, I Love Hypermarket outlets are decorated with large cut-out Himalaya, Ina Paarmans, Koo, Marina, Montagu, Nando images and posters of interesting places and monu- S, Nicoletta, Nola, Robertsons, Rugani, Steers, Superbar, ments to visit and exciting things to do for visitors to Vital, Yum Yum, Zari and Zz2. South Africa. The South Africa Fest once again reiterates that Lulu During the 11-day promotional period, from 18 Hypermarket is the destination of choice for discerning September to 28 September, all LuLu Hypermarket out- shoppers in the country, when it comes to accessing the lets in the country, located in Al-Rai, Al-Qurain, Al- best products from around the world, under one roof. The Dajeej, Salmiya, Egaila, Fahaheel, Jahra, and Khaitan, are customer-centric approach and commitment to providing offering special promotional prices on a variety of South the widest range of high-quality products at attractive African products. Special food sampling counters set up prices, only adds to the allure of shopping at Lulu throughout the hypermarkets also provide visitors with Hypermarkets in the country.

Leadership camp Recipe in ICSK Amman CSK Amman organized a leadership camp on Saturday 14th September 2019 for the Senate Grilled Pesto Chicken Iand class prefects. Its main objectives were Ingredients teaching practical leadership methods, commu- Servings: 4 nication skills and positive mindset. The daylong Start to finish: 1 hour, 30 minutes session consisted of several activities starting off 4 cups fresh basil leaves with a vibrant one hour rejuvenating, fun filled 3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil and exciting Zumba session by Nishad PR. 5 garlic cloves, peeled During breakfast time, homely food was 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice served in the healthy cafeteria to drive in the Salt and pepper idea that junk food is not always the tastiest 2 ounces Parmesan cheese, grated (1 cup) food. Dr Jaffar Ali Parol, Scientist with Kuwait 4 (12-ounce) bone-in split chicken breasts, trimmed Institute of Scientific Research conducted an inspiring and motivating personality develop- Preparation ment workshop “Harnessing the Best in You” Process basil, 1/2 cup oil, garlic, lemon juice, and 3/4 tea- giving insight in to the various career opportuni- spoon salt in a food processor until smooth, about 1 minute, ties available in this modern era. scraping down bowl as needed. Transfer 1/4 cup pesto to a Sanaa Hamza Kutty, blogger, presented the large bowl and set aside for marinade. Add Parmesan to pesto left in processor and pulse to incorporate, about 3 session “Cook Smart with Sanaa” teaching stu- pulses; transfer 1/4 cup pesto to a small bowl and set aside dents fireless smart culinary skills to become for stuffing. Add remaining 1/4 cup oil to pesto left in independent and to develop healthy eating processor and pulse to incorporate, about 3 pulses; set habits. During the session the students got to aside for serving. Starting on the thick side of the breast, taste a number of delicious recipes. To inculcate closest to the breastbone, cut horizontal pocket in each the habit of charity in the young leaders, the breast, stopping 1/2 inch from the edge so halves remain campers were involved in a noble cause. Lunch attached. Season chicken, inside and out, with salt and pep- was provided to 25 people in the labor camp in per. Place 1 tablespoon pesto reserved for stuffing in each Mangaf. Finally the program ended with a talent pocket. Tie each chicken breast with 2 pieces of kitchen exposure enabling students to showcase their twine to secure. In a large bowl, rub the chicken with pesto amazing talents. Participation certificates were reserved for a marinade, cover, and refrigerate for 1 hour. distributed to all the senate members. 16 Health & Science Monday, September 23, 2019 Tanzania not sharing information on suspected Ebola, says WHO

NAIROBI: The World Health Organization cal details and the results of the investiga- has accused Tanzania of failing to provide tion, including laboratory tests performed information on suspected cases of Ebola in for differential diagnosis of these patients, Health investment the country, potentially hindering efforts to have not been shared with WHO.” curb the spread of the deadly virus. East needed to curb African nations have been on high alert ‘Very high risk’ over an outbreak of Ebola in the The lack of information received by Democratic Republic of Congo, which has WHO meant it cannot determine the cause out-of-pocket left 2,103 people dead. Four people were of the illness, it said. “The limited available diagnosed with the virus in Uganda and official information from Tanzanian author- spending: WHO later died. ities represents a challenge for assessing The WHO said it had learned on the risk posed by this event.” GENEVA: Governments must boost spending on pri- September 10 of a suspected case of the The WHO determined that because the mary health care by at least an additional 1 percent of disease in Tanzania’s port city of Dar es initial patient travelled widely in the coun- their gross domestic product to widen coverage and Salaam, and information emerged that try and due to uncertainty around the cas- stop impoverishing patients, the World Health this patient’s contacts had been quaran- es, the lack of information and the fact that, Organization (WHO) said yesterday. tined, and that the person had tested pos- if confirmed, it would be the first-ever out- Despite some progress, more people are having to itive for Ebola. break of Ebola in the country, “the risk was pay out-of-pocket for often costly medicines and Two other suspected cases were also assessed as very high at national level”. treatment, the U.N. agency said in a report compiled unofficially reported. “Despite several “At this stage, WHO is not aware of with the OECD and World Bank. requests, WHO did not receive further signs of a widespread transmission of any Public investment in primary health care close to details of any of these cases from illness related to these cases, however home, including immunization, is key to extending Tanzanian authorities,” the organization investigations, including with the support coverage and saving lives, it said. “We believe it is said in a statement issued Saturday. On of WHO Collaborating Centres, should achievable and affordable,” Dr. Peter Salama, WHO executive director of universal health coverage, told a September 14 Tanzanian authorities offi- continue to reach a diagnosis and further NAIROBI: Tanzania is refusing to provide detailed information on suspected Ebola cases, the news conference. It would cost an additional $200 cially reported there was no Ebola in the inform the risk assessment,” said the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a rare public rebuke as the region struggles with an billion per year to scale up primary health care in country, but declined “secondary confir- statement. outbreak already declared a global health emergency. — Reuters mation testing” at a WHO centre, the glob- They also warned of a high risk for the low- and middle-income countries, he said. “Even al body said. region. The ongoing Ebola outbreak is the though it seems like a large sum, we know most coun- Then on Thursday, the WHO was made second-worst in history after more than containment efforts have been hindered from hemorrhagic fever amid resistance within tries can actually afford to do this based on their aware that a contact of the initial patient 11,000 people died in Guinea, Sierra Leone the start by conflict in eastern DRC, as well some communities to preventative measures, domestic resources. — Reuters was sick and in hospital. “To date, the clini- and Liberia between 2014 and 2016. But the as attacks on medical teams tackling the care facilities and safe burials. — AFP 17

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Aries (March 21-April 19) Libra (September 23-October 22)

You can cruise from left to right and front to rear and back again, Aries. There's plenty You're ready to soar like a bird, Libra. When the next gust of wind comes up, you'll of fuel for your fire today, and so you should take this opportunity to move forward take flight and send your beautiful presence all over the world. Try not to spread toward your goals. Connecting with others is an important aspect of the day. Do your yourself too thin, but feel free to soar to every corner of the field. There's an expan- best to work with like-minded individuals. sive feeling in the air today that gives a boost to your emotions.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Scorpio (October 23-November 21)

Your mind is buzzing like a busy bee today, Taurus. Keep things light and social. You'll be pulled in many directions today, Scorpio. It could be like you're in a candy Don't get too wrapped up in details. You may tend to worry about outcomes, but the shop with only a dollar and everything looks delicious. Be careful of starting off in truth is that problems will work themselves out quite well if you maintain a clear too many directions at once and not following through on any of them. If you're view of your goals. How you get there isn't as important as where you want to go. stuck and unsure which way to turn, retreat from the situation and spend some time by yourself. You work best alone.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Sagittarius (November 22-December 21)

You're on top of the world today, Gemini, as you should be. You're on your way to con- Thank your friends today, Sagittarius. Let them know how much they mean to you. quering a domain that you once considered impossible. Stay strong and assertive. This a It's important to show your appreciation to the people around you. There's an ACROSS upper movable part of a theodolite great time for you, but not a time to get too focused on one thing. Make sure to keep all expansive feeling in your heart that will shine through. The more generous a spirit 1. A city in northern India. including the telescope and its attach- your options open. Don't get roped into making a commitment to just one camp now. you can project, the better off you'll be in all situations. Share your smile and you 5. Make or become free of frost or ice. ments. can't go wrong. 12. A drug combination found in some 5. Atypically small. over-the-counter headache remedies 6. (Akkadian) God of wisdom. (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine). 7. Any wingless blood-sucking parasitic 15. Tropical woody herb with showy yel- insect noted for ability to leap. low flowers and flat pods. 8. British dominion over India (1757- 16. A member of a North American peo- 1947). Cancer (June 21-July 22) Capricorn (December 22-January 19) ple formerly living in the Colorado river 9. An organization of countries formed in valley in Arizona. 1961 to agree on a common policy for the 17. A metric unit of volume or capacity sale of petroleum. Hop on board early today, Cancer, or you may get left behind. If you sit around and It's important to communicate your feelings today, Capricorn. You tend to hold them wait for someone to grant you an invitation, you'll probably never get where you inside and wait until they build up and erupt like a volcano. Emotional blocks in your equal to 10 liters. 10. Of or relating to or near the sacrum. system are clogging up the works and preventing new, healthier energies from moving 18. A journey by a large group to escape 11. A person of exceptional importance want to go. Once you get on, there'll be no stopping you. The key now is to take in. Say what you need to say to the people who need to hear how you feel. from a hostile environment. and reputation. that first step. This is a good day to take the initiative and go wherever the tide 19. Put out or expel from a place. 12. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind. takes you. 20. A loose sleeveless outer garment 13. A metabolic acid found in yeast and made from aba cloth. liver cells. 21. No longer having or seeming to have 14. Wearing or provided with clothing. or expecting to have life. 23. A quantity of no importance. 22. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic 25. Lacking strength or vigor. information from DNA to the cytoplasm. 27. Being ten more than one hundred Leo (July 23-August 22) Aquarius (January 20- February 18) 24. Tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually ninety. boiled briefly. 30. Greek anatomist whose theories You may sense a bit of conflict in your world today, especially when it comes to emotions, 26. A port in northwestern Israel on the formed the basis of European medicine This is a terrific day for you, Aquarius, so make the most of every moment. You can Leo. Keep in mind that your perception of a dispute may make or break the result. Look for accomplish a tremendous amount as you juggle a dozen different things at once. Bay of Acre. until the Renaissance (circa 130-200). opportunities in the spaces where you might disagree with others. You can gain a won- 28. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods. 32. The square of a body of any size of Others will be inspired by your miraculous feats. You're a superstar! While you hold derful perspective when you open your channels to things completely new to you. 29. 1/10 gram. type. everyone in thrall, take the opportunity to send your love and generosity outward. It 31. A design fixed to some surface or a 33. Type genus of the Amiidae. will be cherished. paper bearing the design to be trans- 35. Deep-dish meat and vegetable pie or ferred to the surface. a meat stew with dumplings. 34. Petty quarrel. 36. In the area or vicinity. 38. The lean flesh of a fish similar to cod. 37. A native American tent. 42. Fermented alcoholic beverage similar 39. A Chadic language spoken in Chad. Virgo (August 23-September 22) Pisces (February 19-March 20) to but heavier than beer. 40. A white metallic element that burns 44. Walk on one's toes. with a brilliant light. 46. Left-hand page. 41. A cut of pork ribs with much of the You might be thrown off balance by the flightiness of today, Virgo. Perhaps it's diffi- You may be asked to turn yourself inside out today, Pisces. People may bombard you 50. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike meat trimmed off. cult to make a decision about anything. Try not to get too caught up in the gossip in a way that makes you want retreat into your protective shell. Let their steam dissi- part of an organism. 43. A deep prolonged loud noise. swarming around you. People may talk quite a bit today, but what you should be pate before you pull out your witty, well-crafted retort. Your cutting sense of sarcastic 51. Young of any of various canines such 45. Grammatical number category refer- concerned with is substance. You want results and action, not empty information and humor is exactly what's needed to puncture any inflated, superficial egos. as a dog or wolf. ring to two or more items or units. promises. 52. Large arboreal boa of tropical South 47. Scarabaeid beetle considered divine America. by ancient Egyptians. 54. Of or relating to similar to bears. 48. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit 56. Naked freshwater or marine or para- juice. Wordsearch Puzzle Yesterday’s Solution sitic protozoa that form temporary pseu- 49. A Chadic language spoken south of dopods for feeding and locomotion. Lake Chad. 58. Pull back or move away or backward. 53. The Fate who spins the thread of life. 59. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great 55. Someone who works (or provides distance. workers) during a strike. 62. A member of the Semitic speaking 57. The act of concealing yourself and people of northern Ethiopia. lying in wait to attack by surprise. 64. A member of an agricultural people of 60. A person who makes deceitful pre- southern India. tenses. 66. Shrubby tree widely distributed along 61. A city in southern Turkey on the tropical shores. Seyhan River. 70. Jordan's port. 63. (Old Testament) The minister of the 73. The month following February and Persian emperor who hated the Jews and preceding April. was hanged for plotting to massacre 74. A fractional monetary unit of Japan them. and Indonesia and Cambodia. 65. An awkward stupid person. 75. Crisp apple with dark red skin. 67. A woman hired to suckle a child of 79. A period marked by distinctive charac- someone else. ter or reckoned from a fixed point or 68. An amino acid that is found in the cen- event. tral nervous system. 80. 8th and most important avatar of 69. Toward the mouth or oral region. Vishnu. 71. Black tropical American cuckoo. 81. Of or relating to or characteristic of the 72. A widely distributed system consisting Republic of Chad or its people or lan- of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or guage. colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells. DOWN 76. A heavy brittle metallic element of the 1. A condition (mostly in boys) character- platinum group. ized by behavioral and learning disorders. 77. An informal term for a father. 2. Clarified butter used in Indian cookery. 78. Date used in reckoning dates before 3. A Hindu prince or king in India. the supposed year Christ was born. 4. Surveying instrument consisting of the

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Acrobats perform as they parade through the streets of the city during the Oktoberfest festival in Munich, southern Germany. — AFP Poetry in motion: Social media revives ancient art ighteen-year-old Londoner Danique Bailey is one of a new generation of poets using social media to revive the art. The Eteenager was among the 100 winners of last year’s Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award, an international competition of 6,000 11- to 17-year-olds from 83 countries. She was rewarded for a mischievous ode to the plantain fruit. “Social media made a lot more people interested in poetry, including myself,” she told AFP, calling it a “really fun and satisfying way to express yourself in a short amount of space”. She is not the only millennial getting into the art — sales of poetry books jumped 66 percent between 2012 and 2017, according to Nielsen BookScan, which gathers data for the book publishing sector. Around 1.3 million poetry books were sold last year, a 12-percent increase over the pre- vious year, its figures show. Two thirds of the buyers were aged under 34. Judith Palmer, Kaveh Akbar, Paige Lewis, and John Green take questions from the director of the Poetry Society, suggested that people were turning to audience at the Poetry Foundation and Complexly launch of Ours poetry because it grapples “with existential questions that people Poetica on September 12, 2019 in Chicago. are trying to come to terms with... about our lives in uncertain times. “Of course there are long poems, but mainly, poems are short and it He was surprised by the ingenuity and creativity, he said, with works really, really well to read on a phone, to swap around, to read, poems inspired by subjects ranging from politics to nature, written to find on social media,” she added. with fridge magnets or on a typewriter, accompanied by photos, videos and even illustrations. “The language is often much simpler ‘Instapoets’ than you would get in a traditional poem. And it’s much more visual Her group’s research found that Instagram was often the place as well,” he said. It is a “totally new way of how an audience and the that people were first introduced to poetry. Indian-born Canadian poet engage with each other,” he added. Rupi Kaur, 26, is one of the stars of this platform, boasting 3.7 million Instagram sensation Nikita Gill, 32, explained how she used the subscribers. Her collection, “Milk and Honey”, which combines medium, telling AFP that she normally posts “very few lines of poet- poetry, prose and illustrations, has grown in popularity in Britain, ry... and it immediately makes an impact”. The British-Indian author driving overall poetry sales. The youth and diversity of the of “Great Goddesses”, a collection of poetry and prose exploring “Instapoets” has made teenagers aware that not all poems are writ- myths and legends, said this new way of communicating “dispels that ten “by dead white men from 200 years ago,” said Palmer. notion about poetry that you can only read poetry if you’ve got a lit- erature degree.” ‘More visual’ Whether exploring the traditional Japanese form of haiku or Young fans often set up poem playlists that they listen to on their expressing their deepest emotions, the one thing that the “Instapoets” phones and tablets which they also use to search for and share new have in common is “that we all add our own personal touch to what we material, she said. The National Poetry Library in London has already share,” said Gill, who also makes the illustrations for her work. She A screengrab taken from the Instagram page of Nikita Gill shows examples of her poetry. Whether attempted to ride the wave, last year holding the first-ever exhibition puts the success down to the idea that “it’s really moving when some- exploring the traditional Japanese form of haiku or expressing their deepest emotions, the one thing devoted to poetry on Instagram. “There’s a big audience in Instagram one shares something really personal with you”. And she encouraged that the “Instapoets” have in common is “that we all add our own personal touch to what we share,” poetry but we were overwhelmed with the submissions” from bud- aspiring poets to “not be afraid” and get writing. — AFP ding poets, National Poetry Librarian Chris McCabe told AFP. said Gill, who also makes the illustrations for her work. — AFP photos

singer Ahmad Fathi, and currently lives in the Balqees concert in United Arab Emirates. She released three albums since 2012, and she has also released around 50 single songs in the past eight years. Kuwait University She has received many awards including the ‘Best Female Arab Gulf Singer’ from Murex D’or. By Nawara Fattahova At this concert, Balqees was warmly wel- comed by the students who were very excited he Association of Faculty of Administrative to see her and were singing along with her. She Sciences at Kuwait University organized a said she would like to visit them at the universi- Tmusical concert of the popular singer ty. Besides her own songs, she also presented a Balqees on Saturday at the Raya Ballroom. Only popular song of the famous Lebanese singer female faculty students were invited to attend Fayrous, a song of the Kuwait singer Nabeel the concert which was organized by Mishari Al- Suail, a song of the Emirati singer Husein Al- Tararwa. Around 400 female students of the Jasmi, a song of the Bahraini singer Ahmad Al- Faculty of Administrative Sciences were in atten- Jumeiri, and a song by her father. Balqees con- dance and the show began at 8:45 pm. cluded her performance at 11:00pm with a song Balqees has become popular in the last few about Kuwait. years. She is the daughter of the popular Yemeni 20 Established 1961 Lifestyle Gossip Monday, September 23, 2019

he turntable needle drops and the reverbs of the obscure band The Motifs ring out, bouncing off moun- tains of records lining the musty warehouseT housing America’s largest pop music collection. The cavernous independent private music library, known as the ARChive of Contemporary Music, on a non-descript street in lower Manhattan’s Tribeca neigh- borhood claims more than three million recordings — mostly vinyl and some CDS and cassettes, not to mention a vast collec- tion of memorabilia. “You’re just constantly discovering things that you wouldn’t know,” its co-founder B. George told AFP from his desk tucked behind the stacks. In an age dominated by streaming and the ephemerality of digital media, places like the ARChive can prove vital to preserving physical copies of music that can be key to future listening. News over the summer that some 500,000 recordings NEW YORK: B George, the Co-Founder and Director of the ARChive of Contemporary Music in front from legends like Billie Holiday, Louis of the institution’s vast collection that includes some 3 million recordings. — AFP photos Armstrong, Joni Mitchell and Eric Clapton were destroyed in a 2008 blaze at Universal Star-studded board classical” — with open arms. And it relies on lection — maintained by George and a revolv- based nonprofit Internet Archive to start digi- Studios threw the importance of safeguard- George started the archive in 1985, when philanthropy to pay the ever-increasing rent in ing door of volunteers and interns — is used tizing, and keep “as many things in as many ing physical copies into stark relief. the area was just beginning to attract artists one of the country’s most expensive zip codes, primarily for research by the recording indus- places as possible.” Some of the work lost included master eager to colonize the old warehouses for especially from celebrity musicians. Early sup- try as well as filmmakers and researchers. The Some 130,000 78rpm records — brittle recordings, the raw material for lucrative cheap. At one point the archive scored 125,000 porters included avant garde performer Laurie Grammy Museum, for example, once needed vinyls usually made of shellac resin, popular reissues and posthumous releases. While classic rock LPs — some 1,500 of them signed Anderson — who George introduced to her 3,000 record labels and covers for graphics, until the mid-20th century — have been digi- nothing can replace a lost master, George by artists including Jimi Hendrix — from a future husband, Lou Reed — and Nile and turned to George. tized so far, for example, and are available for said labels have called on his archive to hear house in Boston that was condemned after it Rodgers, known for hits like “Le Freak” by his “You can come to us and say I need 3,000 free streaming online, George said. “Libraries versions as close to the original as possible. was found to be literally sinking under the disco group Chic, the original sheet music of things in two weeks and there’s a good chance burn,” he said. “Realistically in 5,000 years this Two discs of a reissue from the late Nigerian weight of the vinyl. which lives at the ARChive. we’re going to have almost all of them,” he said. will all be dust.” “You do your best, you hope superstar Fela Kuti, for example, were made Contrary to the snobbish reputation often Current board members include Rodgers, But though George sees the preservation of the that the migration will happen, that it’ll go to from vinyl belonging to the ARChive. “Trying ascribed to collectors and curators, the Richards, Youssou N’Dour, Martin Scorsese physical as a vital task, he says “everything is the next stage, it’ll go to the next way of being to keep a collection intact is really impor- ARChive welcomes essentially everything and Paul Simon, while both Reed and David fugitive” to the prospect of disaster. The preserved, but it’s unpredictable.” — AFP tant,” George said. related to pop music — which it defines as “not Bowie are emeritus. Today the mammoth col- ARChive is working with the San Francisco-

op superstar Taylor Swift has pulled out of a performance at the Melbourne Cup, with animal rights activists taking credit after a cam- paign to highlight cruelty to racehorses. The Grammy Award-winner was announced as the headline act for the “race that stops a nation” earlier Pthis month and was due to sing two songs from her latest hit album “Lover”. But it sparked a backlash on social media and a push by the Campaign for the Protection of Racehorses, which claimed she had “put money before compassion” and was “endorsing animal abuse”. More than 6,500 people signed an online petition urging her to cancel. In a lad in an array of capes, masks, pointy statement late Saturday, promotor Mushroom Events cited scheduling issues as elf ears and spectacular face paint, the reason for Swift’s no-show. “Changes to her Asian promo schedule have made comics fans gathered in South Africa’s it logistically impossible for her to be here,” it said. The Campaign for the biggest city this weekend for the sec- Protection of Racehorses applauded the decision. “The pressure on Taylor Swift ondC edition of Comic Con Africa. Dressed as to cancel her performance was significant,” it said on Facebook. “Her fans did not their favorite superhero, fans of cosplay — a want to see her supporting animal abuse. Whilst the reason being used by the portmanteau for costume play — strolled racing industry is a scheduling mix-up, it appears to us that she has responded to around Johannesburg’s Gallager convention those calls.” centre, meeting writers, illustrators and fellow Six horses have died at the Melbourne Cup since 2013, including one last year enthusiasts. when Irish five-year-old The CliffsofMoher was euthanised after suffering a frac- “It’s the first time I’ve been here. I have tured right shoulder during a race that has been run on the first Tuesday of heard so much about it so I wanted to experi- November since 1876. “Obviously, this (Swift pulling out) is disappointing for ence it,” said Nishen Deepchand, peering out everyone,” said Victoria Racing Club chief executive Neil Wilson. “We under- from a black Batman mask. “I’ve teamed up stand how important the pre-Cup entertainment is and we look forward to pro- with Tinkerbell as well. It’s a special love affair viding an update (on other acts) shortly.” — AFP but nobody knows about it so make sure you don’t tell Batgirl.” Sponsors of the four-day event, which opened on Saturday, are expect- ing 60,000 attendees - a unique opportunity for new creators to showcase their work. Guests of honor this year included Loyiso Mkize, the artist behind South Africa’s first thought there was no industry.” istic saga “E.X.O. - The Legend of Wale superhero. Mkize’s three-volume illustrated Mkize is among a growing movement of Williams”. Last year, Marvel studios released story of “Kwezi” - a 19-year old boy in South African illustrators striving to bring more the first superhero blockbuster featuring an Africa who discovers he has superpowers - has diversity to the global comic scene. Since 2013, entirely black cast. “Creating South Africa’s been a hit in the country. “The fan base has Nigerian start-up Comic Republic have creat- first superhero was the first leg,” said Mkize. grown to now in the tens of thousands,” Mkize ed a series of superheroes referred to as “But continuing that legacy and continuing the told AFP. “That’s an amazing feat, particularly “Africa’s Avengers”by fans. And in 2015 story and the narrative along with our readers for an industry in South Africa where we Nigerian-born Roye Okupe launched the futur- has been the journey”. — AFP GENEVA: Organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest said Saturday they had fined Iceland after the band it entered displayed scarves with Palestinian flags during the contest’s final in Israel. Iceland’s group Hatari brandished scarves with Palestinian flags when the final results were being announced at the end of the event, which was held last May in Tel Aviv. Contest organizers the European Broadcasting Union said Saturday in a statement sent to AFP that the gesture infringed their rules banning political gestures. They declined to say how much they had fined Iceland’s public broadcaster, but said it was “in line with the rules of the competition”. The fine had also been upheld following an appeal it said. Hatari is known for their opposition to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories. Rule 2.6 of the competition stipulates that participants should do nothing to use it for political ends. During the same event guest performer Madonna also provoked controversy when her dancers carried Israeli and Palestinian flags on their costumes. “It was a mistake,” said Israel’s Culture Minister Miri Regev. “You cannot mix politics at a cultural event, with all due respect to Madonna.” Israel hosted this year’s event because of the victory of their singer Netta Barzilai the previous year. Next year’s Eurovision Song Contest will be held in the Netherlands. — AFP Established 1961 21 Lifestyle Fashion Monday, September 23, 2019

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MILAN: Models present the creations of Dolce & Gabbana’s Women’s Spring Summer 2020 fashion show presented yesterday in Milan. — AFP photos 22 Established 1961 Lifestyle Gossip Monday, September 23, 2019

he 31-year-old TV star - who recently admitted to dating the MYSELF. Otherwise people stop writing about my recovery, because pop star - has heaped praise on Demi, but also insisted he’s it’s no one’s business but mine. I am sober and grateful to be alive and not feeling under any “pressure”. Speaking to E! News, Mike taking care of ME. Someday I’ll tell the world what exactly happened, shared: “I’m just getting to know Demi. I think she’s why it happened and what my life is like today ... but until I’m ready to absolutely fantastic and I don’t want no pressure on her, no pressure on share that with people please stop prying and making up stuff that you me, we’re just trying to get to know each other. That’s all.” Asked know nothing about. I still need space and time to heal.. “I would love to whether there were any other women in his sights, Mike - who has also set the record straight on all the rumors out there but I literally don’t sent flirty messages to the brunette beauty via Instagram - added: “No, owe anyone anything so I’m not going to. All my fans need to know is it’s just Demi. That’s the only person I’m talking to.” Demi has had a I’m working hard on myself, I’m happy and clean and I’m SO grateful tough few months, but she recently admitted she was “sober and grate- for their support. I’m so blessed I get to take this time to be with family, ful to be alive” following her previous overdose. She wrote on Twitter: relax, work on my mind, body and soul and come back when I’m ready.” “If I feel like the world needs to know something, I will tell them

he 26-year-old pop star and Kaitlynn, 31, have decided to go their separate ways after less than two months of dat- he ‘Farming’ actress is very “self-sufficient” and has ing, although the high-profile duo intend learned it’s easier to bring her own meals onto set to remain friends. An insider told PEOPLE: “Miley than risk an allergic reaction from the catering pro- and Kaitlyn broke up. They’re still friends.” Miley vided. She said: “I’m incredibly self-sufficient and I started dating Kaitlynn following her much-dis- always bring my own food. “I’m allergic to enough cussed split from movie star Liam Hemsworth. And things that it’s pointless for me to try the curry. “I have to just although her relationship with Kaitlynn has ended make sure I have protein every few hours or I’ll keel over.” The in abrupt fashion, she intends to remain on good 46-year-old actress may sometimes have exhausting moments terms with the blonde beauty. The source added: on set but she refuses to take a nap in her downtime in case she “They’ve been friends forever and were there for falls victim to a prank. She told Total Film magazine: “First of all, each other when they were both getting separated, I would never, ever - I’ve thought about this - I would never fall but they’re just not in a romantic relationship any- asleep in front of other people. That’s very risky. “You could more.” Meanwhile, Miley previously denied wake up with no eyebrows or a moustache or a sanitary towel rumours she cheated on Liam prior to their split. stuck to your head. “But when it’s very early mornings... The chart-topping singer confessed to making Sometimes when you’re working at 3 in the morning, I don’t care numerous mistakes during her young years, but so much about eating but I really need to sleep.” And as a result insisted she was committed to trying to make their of her pledge, Kate found herself “hallucinating” on one of her marriage work. She explained: “I can accept that early movie experiences because she spent so long filming. the life I’ve chosen means I must live completely Asked the longest day she’s had on set, she said: “24 hours. We open and transparent with my fans who I love, and were doing a French film. “It was very low budget, and I was the public, 100% of the time. What I cannot accept about 19. I think I probably started hallucinating. “You really get is being told I’m lying to cover up a crime I haven’t quite giddy after 24 hours. It was very low budget and we were committed. I have nothing to hide. “It is no secret shooting in Paris in locations they hadn’t paid for. “I think we that I was into partying in my teens and early 20’s. I were in the Gare du Nord, but completely illegally. We had to have not only smoked, but advocated for weed, I’ve wait until nobody was looking.” experimented with drugs, my biggest song to date is about dancing on molly and snorting lines in the bathroom. I lost a massive Walmart deal at 17 for ripping a bong. I swung on a wrecking ball naked. But the truth is, once Liam & I reconciled,I meant he 35-year-old singer is said to be it, & I was committed. There are NO secrets to planning a romantic holiday with uncover here. I’ve learned from every experience in Amelia Tank - who works in the finance my life. I’m not perfect, I don’t want to be, it’s bor- industry and moonlights as a body- ing. I’ve grown up in front of you, but the bottom builder - after they exchanged flirty messages on line is, I HAVE GROWN UP.” he 43-year-old actress - who has Ava, 20, and Deacon, 15, with ex-husband Ryan Phillippe and Instagram over the summer. A source told The Sun Tennessee, six, with spouse Jim Toth - enjoys seeing on Sunday newspaper: “Amelia’s Instagram feed the signs of herself ageing on screen because she caught his eye and they started swapping flirty knows she has “worked hard” throughout her life. She said “One messages. “They met up at an Essex gym in July of the things that struck me about ‘Big Little Lies’ was how I and the chemistry was instant. “Olly thought saw my own life reflected in each of the characters because I Amelia was gorgeous, and she was very impressed was a divorced woman, I’d been a single mother, a married by him too. They agreed to a date and since then mother, and I had another child in a second marriage. “When I the romance has been going well. “They wanted to saw the first version of it in the editing room, I immediately keep things quiet at first but three months down noticed the little lines on my face and said to myself, ‘I like them, the line they are more relaxed about people know- I got them one by one... I worked hard to get these wrinkles. ing they are together. “They went for a low-key “Now I can play women who have lived more and gone through date at a pub recently and were spotted getting a lot of changes, not simply because I’m in my 40s but because quite cosy there.” Olly - who has upped his work- I’ve gone through that kind of evolution myself.” And Reese out regime over recent months - has apparently believes the 40s are the “best years” for women because they invited his new girlfriend to some auditions of ‘The are more confident but also going through “great personal Voice’ next month. The insider shared: “Olly has growth”. She told Closer magazine: “I think the 40s are the best told Amelia he’d like her to come along to support years for women. “You have a much clearer idea of who you are him. “At the end of the month they are planning a and you know exactly what you want. “So you surround your- sunshine break. It is early stages but he seems self with the best people, you have a much better idea of what really smitten.” Meanwhile, Amelia previously you want in a relationship and you’re much bolder and less admitted that her love of fitness had undermined afraid. “It’s a time of great personal growth where you have her social life. She said: “My social life is at an all- much greater self-awareness.” The ‘Cruel Intentions’ star - who time low while training. “Most nights I get into bed set up her production company, Hello Sunshine, five years ago - at 8.30pm to allow my muscles to grow and have is thankful for the support of her husband. She said: “I’ve had a enough energy for early starts before work. “It has lot of encouragement from him. “He told me not to back down been really tough not going out with friends. Every when it comes to asserting myself and fighting to get a project year my family hosts an Easter party. The first made. “For years he’s been telling me I would make a good pro- comp was two weeks before but I knew I’d be sur- ducer. And I finally did it!” rounded by food and prosecco.”

he 25-year-old singer and Liam, 47, are good pals, and as a mark of his he ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ star already has a affection, Harry treated the former tanned teacup pomeranian called Sushi, which she Oasis frontman to more seabass than bought for her daughter North’s fourth birthday two he could dream of. Liam shared: “I was in the years ago, and has decided to add two other pet pooches studio with Harry ... I love that geezer. “I was - one white female and one black male - to her clan but she’s strug- telling him about when I was in Marks & gling to name them. Taking to her Instagram account, the brunette Spencer and I was getting seabass for a week. beauty uploaded a photograph of her cuddling her new furry friends “This little old lady was in there and she was and wrote: “Meet our new babies! We just need names! North came looking at all the seabass. She was about 90. up with names that go with our other Pomeranian Sushi. She wants She was taking all the fish. I couldn’t have white baby girl to be named SakÈ and the black baby boy either that...” At the time, Liam thought that Harry had Soba (Noodle) or Soy Sauce. Please comment below any ideas you been largely ignoring his story, joking that he have!!!! (sic).” The 38-year-old reality TV star’s decision to add two was “just looking at his painted fingernails”. new fluff balls to her home will no doubt come as a surprise to fans But, as it transpired, Harry was paying very as she really struggled to train Sushi when she first got her and end- close attention to the tale. Speaking to the ed up calling in celebrity trainer Cesar Millan - who is known as Daily Mirror newspaper, Liam added: “Anyway, ‘The Dog Whisperer’ - to help her as her barking was driving her two days later a big bag of seabass comes to mad. In scenes from the an episode of ‘Keeping Up With the my studio, the door goes, ding dong, and it’s Kardashians’ back in 2017, Kim told Cesar: “For my sanity, all I three grands worth of seabass. “It’s from wanted was a really calm dog.” The renowned animal trainer - who Panzer’s Deli in St John’s Wood. It’s top fish. has helped celebrity clients including Jada Pinkett Smith and the late He’s gone and got it and hand-≠delivered it. We ‘Playboy’ tycoon Hugh Hefner - watched Kim and North playing weren’t in the studio when he did it, so we got it with Sushi and quickly spotted the mistakes they were making. sent over to the house. “I love that man but it Cesar told Kim that Sushi’s bad behavior was down to lack of struc- was too much for our fridge, so I gave it to my ture and he offered her some guidance to help get the pup on the brother Paul.” By contrast, Liam recently straight and narrow. Kim said at the time: “It’s really exciting to slammed his older brother Noel, calling his for- know that Sushi’s issues are fixable, and she’s just a part of the fami- mer Oasis bandmate “an insecure little idiot”. ly now, so we gotta work on it.” — Bangshowbiz Classifieds Monday, September 23, 2019

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2019 Cramped Gaza zoo reopens, only months after closure RAFAH: A lioness is beaten with sticks while her cubs and has been blockaded by Israel for more than a are dragged away - a Gazan zoo closed after a long decade. There have been three wars between them in campaign has reopened, with conditions seemingly as that time. The enclave of two million people had nega- bad as ever. The Rafah Zoo in the southern Gaza Strip tive eight percent economic growth last year. Around was known for its emaciated animals, with the owners two-thirds of young people are unemployed, while saying they struggled to find enough money to feed nearly 50 percent are below the poverty line, according them. In April, international animal rights charity Four to the World Bank. Many Palestinians are desperate for Paws took all the animals to sanctuaries, receiving a ways to make money. pledge the zoo would close forever. Amid international outcry over conditions at the zoo, But last month it reopened with two lions and three last year Four Paws reached an agreement with the new cubs, penned in cages only a few square metres in owners. In April nearly 50 animals, including lions, size. Critics say the owners want to bully Four Paws or monkeys, peacocks and porcupines, were taken out of other animal welfare organizations into giving them Gaza through Israeli territory to sanctuaries in Jordan thousands of dollars to free the animals into their care. and elsewhere. The NGO said in a statement it explicit- Four Paws paid the zoo’s owners more than $50,000 in ly does not pay for animals but provided funding for the year before its closure for medical treatments, food “costs for medical treatments, food and caretakers so and caretakers. The zoo’s owner insists the reopening is that the over 40 animals were strong and healthy solely for the enjoyment of local residents. enough for the rescue and transfer”. When AFP visited the zoo recently, the badly stuffed In total the amount paid over a year was $55,000, corpse of a lion was displayed near the entrance. An the NGO said. Four Paws said the zoo’s owner prom- ostrich in a three-metre-square pen pecked endlessly ised not to reopen. Critics suspect the owners of seek- at the cage’s bars, while two monkeys sat chewing on ing to bully Four Paws into paying again. “Any interna- litter. At the far end the lion and lioness were kept in tional organization won’t deal with this issue easily separate cages, each only a few square metres. The because it has become trade,” Aweda said. owners were seeking to remove the cubs from their The newly reopened zoo’s manager Ashraf Jumaa, mother to play with visiting children. To do so they hit from the same family that owned the old one, said they the lioness with sticks and banged on the cage to con- brought the new lions through tunnels from Egypt. fuse her, with staff later taunting her when the cubs had However others suggested they were bought from been taken out. another animal center in northern Gaza. He denied they RAFAH: Palestinian children and an employee pet three recently-born cubs at a zoo in the southern Gaza Strip “A lion needs 1,000 square metres to play in. Here wanted to blackmail Four Paws. “The first goal is enter- on Sept 8, 2019. — AFP they have seven square metres,” Mohammed Aweda, tainment, not trade. The main reason we reopened the a prominent animal enthusiast in Gaza, told AFP. “The zoo was people in the area that supported us,” he said. $28 and $43),” he said. They currently receive around conditions and urgently need medical attention and zoo won’t survive during the winter, because they are He said it would be less expensive because there 50 visitors a day, he said, with tickets on average cost- proper food,” it said. An official from the Gaza agricul- lacking in daily goods which cost a lot. For you or I or were fewer animals, but admitted they would struggle ing two shekels (around $0.50). ture ministry, speaking on condition of anonymity, said anyone who owns a zoo (in Gaza), the economy is to afford enough food once the cubs were fully grown. Four Paws said footage it saw from the zoo was there had been no coordination regarding the zoo’s very tough.” “Every day they will need between 22 and 30 kilos of “very concerning”. “The animals are not kept in reopening. He said Gaza needed a large park meeting Palestinian Gaza is run by Islamist movement Hamas meat costing between 100 and 150 shekels (between species-appropriate conditions. They seem to be in bad international standards. — AFP

Demonstrators clash with Egyptian forces CAIRO: Egyptian security forces clashed with hundreds of anti-government protesters in the port city of Suez on Saturday, firing tear gas and live rounds, said several resi- dents who participated in the demonstrations. A heavy security presence was also maintained in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, the epicenter of Egypt’s 2011 revolution, after protests in several cities called for the removal of general- turned-president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. Such demonstrations are rare after Egypt effectively banned protests under a law passed following the 2013 military ouster of Islamist ex-president Mohamed Morsi. But discontent over rising prices has been swelling in Egypt, where Sisi’s government has imposed strict auster- ity measures since 2016 as part of a $12-billion loan pack- age from the International Monetary Fund. Nearly one in SUEZ, Egypt: This combination of pictures created yesterday shows confrontations between Egyptian security forces and protesters in Al-Arbaeen Square in the center of this three Egyptians live below the poverty line on less than port city. — AFP $1.40 a day, according to official figures released in July. On Saturday protesters headed to downtown Suez for mous, said the tear gas was so thick it had reached her people were arrested after clashes between the crowds country. “This is a people’s revolution... We have to link up the second night in a row, where they were met by securi- apartment block a few kilometres away from the turbulent and police in the capital, a security source told AFP. The together as one... and organize going down to the major ty forces barricading the streets and armored vehicles. downtown area. “My nose started burning up. The smell protests came after Mohamed Aly, an exiled businessman squares,” he said in a Facebook appeal to his followers. “There were about 200 or so people. They (security was seeping through the balcony. I also saw some youth and opponent of Sisi posted calls online for demonstra- The construction contractor has been posting videos that forces) fired tear gas, rubber and live bullets and there run and hide in our street”, the woman said. tions against Sisi. have gone viral since early September, accusing Sisi and were injuries”, a man who took part in the demonstration On late Friday, hundreds of Egyptians poured through He upped the pressure on Saturday in an expletive- the military of rampant corruption. The president denied but declined to be named told AFP. the streets of Cairo, chanting slogans including “Leave, filled video, imploring Egyptians to join a “million-man the allegations last week, saying he was “honest and faith- Another resident, who also preferred to remain anony- Sisi!” and demanding the “fall of the regime”. At least 74 march” next Friday and to fill all “major squares” of the ful” to his people and the military. — AFP

Some 19,000 people turned out for a similar event in the “sacred defense”. Among the new weaponry debuting Trump joins New York in 2014, and Indian-American volunteers liv- Iran slams foreign at yesterday’s parade was an upgraded warhead for the ing in US suburbs helped run a telephone blitz of voters Khorramshahr ballistic missile, the Kaman 12 drone with a in India in the run-up to his May re-election campaign. range of 1,000 km and a mobile radar system capable of rally in Modi... Modi’s visit to Houston comes ahead of this week’s forces for raising... detecting landmines, local media reported. UN General Assembly in New York and amid a particu- Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweet- Continued from Page 1 larly tense time on the subcontinent. The Indian leader Continued from Page 1 ed that Rouhani would announce details of the “Hormuz further strained long-simmering relations with Pakistan Peace Endeavour” at the UN General Assembly. Rouhani initially raised the possibility of a military response, John Sifton, the Asia advocacy director of Human last month by revoking the partial autonomy enjoyed by is expected to travel to New York today, a day before saying the US was “locked and loaded”. Rights Watch, said it was critical to raise concerns to Muslim-majority Kashmir, which both nuclear-armed general debate kicks off at the UN gathering. Tensions Washington later expanded its long list of sanctions have flared in the Gulf since May, when Iran began Modi while he is abroad as, unlike previous Indian prime countries claim. Modi’s move has been met by interna- against Tehran by further targeting its central bank, as reducing its commitments to the nuclear deal and the US ministers, he has little back-and-forth interaction with tional criticism. Pakistan has condemned the crackdown Trump indicated he did not plan to strike back. On Friday, said it was sending forces to waters near the Islamic the media. “He is really in a kind of bubble in Delhi,” and its Prime Minister Imran Khan warned it would Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the US was sending republic in response to “indications of a credible threat” Sifton said. “This is a moment for Modi to burst outside drive more of the world’s Muslims into extremism. reinforcements to Saudi Arabia at “the kingdom’s request”, from its forces. of his bubble and hear some criticism of what’s happen- The US-India relationship on trade and tariffs is while noting the forces would be “defensive in nature”. The US deployed an aircraft carrier strike group and a ing in Kashmir.” rocky, though Trump and Modi appear to have strong In his speech, Rouhani called on the foreign powers to bomber task force to the sensitive waterways, before “Today we celebrate our community and its impor- personal ties. But Devesh Kapur, director of Asia “stay away” from the Gulf. “If they’re sincere, then they sending B-52 bombers, an amphibious assault ship and tance in Houston and all America,” said Ketan Inamdar, Programs at Johns Hopkins University, who has written should not make our region the site of an arms race,” he Patriot missile battery. Following the deployments, com- who works in the administration of Houston’s a book on Indian-Americans, said that while the rally said. “Your presence has always brought pain and misery... mercial ships were mysteriously attacked, drones downed Democratic Mayor Sylvester Turner, and painted an has symbolic value for both leaders, “it’s unlikely by The farther you keep yourselves from our region and our and oil tankers seized in Gulf waters. Trump in June American flag on his right cheek and an Indian one on itself to impact thorny trade issues ... but it can’t hurt.” nations, the more security there will be. We are even ready authorized a military strike after Iran shot down a US the left. “Trump is very welcome here today. This event Kapur also forecast little improvement regarding to ignore their past mistakes... since today the situation is drone, only to call off the retaliation at the last moment. is to build harmony and love,” he said, standing just in Trump’s standing with Indian-Americans. “The Trump such that the enemies of Islam and the region, meaning The crisis deepened with the September 14 attacks on front of the dais where Trump and Modi spoke. “Race, administration’s hard-line policies on immigration ... America and Zionism, want to abuse the rift between us. Saudi energy giant Aramco’s Abqaiq processing plant and religion and political parties don’t matter today.” have hardly endeared (him) to the community,” Kapur Our logic is the logic of a Persian Gulf whose security Khurais oilfield which halved the kingdom’s crude output. Houston is a rare Democratic stronghold in said. “Appearing with PM Modi might mildly help but comes from within.” Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility, Republican-dominated Texas and serves as the econom- certainly not reverse the community’s overall pro- The annual military parade marks the start of the week but the US says attacks involved cruise missiles from Iran ic anchor of a state that will be critical to Trump’s 2020 Democrat leanings.” commemorating Iran’s 1980-1988 war with Iraq known as and amounted to “an act of war”. — AFP re-election bid. Polls show tepid support by Indian- Sporting a matching vest and sari in yellow embroi- American voters, some 75 percent of whom voted for his dery from Modi’s home state of Gujarat as well as Arctic summer sea ice has declined at a rate of 12 per- Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, in 2016. But organizers caps in the Indian tricolor, Bhavin Parikh of Five-year period cent per decade over the past 40 years, with the four of the “Howdy, Modi!” event that was kicked off with a Sacramento, California said he and his wife Shipti lowest values between 2015 and 2019. Overall, the 90-minute cultural program featuring 400 costumed wanted to show their support. “We are big fans of amount of ice lost from the Antarctic ice sheet dancers, say Trump can expect a receptive audience. Modi and what he is doing for India and wanted to ending 2019 set... increased by a factor of six each year between 1979 It will not be the first time Modi, who heads the show our support,” Parikh said. He called the gather- and 2017, while glacier loss for 2015-19 is also the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, has addressed a ing “historic” due to Trump’s presence. But he Continued from Page 1 highest for any five-year period on record. large crowd in the United States, which is home to demurred on whether the gathering also indicated Sea-level rise is also accelerating as is the process of about 4 million Indian-Americans including about backing for Trump. “It is not a question of Democrat long spending binge,” said Professor Dave Reay, acidification, with an increase in 26 percent in acidity 300,000 in Houston and nearby Dallas, according to a or Republican. It’s the American president supporting chair in Carbon Management at the University of today compared to pre-industrial periods, as a result of Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census data. the Indian prime minister,” he said. — Agencies Edinburgh. “Our global carbon credit is maxed out,” absorbing increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. he added. “If emissions don’t start falling there will be The report also found that heatwaves were the deadliest hell to pay.” weather hazard in the 2015-19 period, affecting all con- eldest doctors and nursing staff members. The sources In 2018, global carbon dioxide was 407.8 parts per tinents and setting new national temperature records. MoE, MoH to said employees to be laid off will be notified before the million (ppm), 2.2 ppm higher than 2017 and set to The summer of 2019, which included the hottest ever end of the year, while teachers will be notified before reach or exceed 410 ppm by 2019. “The last time month on record (July), saw unprecedented wildfires in the end of the school year. Earth’s atmosphere contained 400 parts per million CO the Arctic. In June, these were responsible for emitting sack hundreds... Meanwhile, MoE’s assistant undersecretary for 2 was about 3-5 million years ago,” the report said. At 50 megatons of carbon dioxide. The report also comes Continued from Page 1 administrative development affairs Fahd Al-Ghaiss said that time, global mean surface temperatures were 2-3 at a time of increasing mobilization over the question of 67 newly-recruited teachers arrived from Jordan and 12 degrees Celsius warmer, ice sheets at both poles had climate change, with millions taking part in a youth-led On the other hand, the sources explained that MoH more are to arrive soon, while 58 teachers recruited melted, and seas were 10 to 20 meters higher. global strike Friday, before the first UN youth climate layoffs will include administrative staff members and the from Tunisia had arrived, with 39 more to arrive soon. Other major takeaways include that the extent of summit on Saturday. — AFP Established 1961 25 Sports Monday, September 23, 2019 Ireland overpower Scotland in emphatic Rugby World Cup win Bonus-point win puts Ireland level with hosts Japan in Pool A

YOKOHAMA: Ireland powered past Six Nations rivals EARLY ONSLAUGHT Scotland 27-3 to put themselves in the box seat to reach There was concern in the Scotland camp about the quarter-finals at the Rugby World Cup yesterday. Hamish Watson who was stretchered off just before Three push-over tries in the first half did the damage half-time with a knee injury. The outstanding flanker before wing Andrew Conway grabbed a fourth after the had made 14 tackles up to that point in the face of a break to secure a bonus-point win, with games to come constant wave of green attacks. against Japan, Russia and Samoa in Pool A. Bundee Aki and Josh van der Flier required blood- “We started really well — we were positive, we want- bin treatment with Aki failing a head knock assessment. ed to attack,” said Ireland captain Rory Best. “Obviously Peter O’Mahony also required a head injury assessment with the conditions in the second half it became a bit and Murray took over Ireland’s kicking duties when more of an arm-wrestle but we know how good a team Sexton was being treated for a knock. they are and we’re delighted with that win.” Scotland attacked hard at the start but once With a sea of green-clad Ireland supporters domi- Ireland weathered the initial onslaught, Iain nating the stands at a packed but wet International Henderson thundered upfield to set up fellow lock Stadium Yokohama, Ireland were in no mood to be nice Ryan for the opening try. to their Six Nations rivals. In a brutally physical game, Best scored the second for Ireland from a lineout in which the medics were rushed off their feet, Ireland drive and Scotland found themselves 12 points down bossed the breakdown and held a commanding 19-3 before a Laidlaw penalty put them on the board. lead at half-time. But it was short-lived joy for Scotland as when they As the rain’s intensity increased in the second half it returned to Ireland territory from the restart, a wayward was Ireland who relished the deteriorating weather most pass went to ground and was fly-kicked more than half with a further eight points. Conor Murray was given a the length of the field, where Stuart Hogg was caught in dream ride behind a rampant forward pack, directing possession over the line. traffic with aplomb, particularly with an on-target kick- From the resulting scrum, CJ Stander stormed for- ing game, and pre-match concerns about Ireland’s ward to pave the way for Furlong to touch down and injury-hit backline quickly evaporated. Ireland had their third try from their third foray into Scotland, meanwhile, did not help themselves with a Scotland’s 22. weak defensive effort while being unable to penetrate Scotland were then 16 points in arrears, and the high- the green wall in front of them. The bonus-point win est deficit ever overturned in a World Cup match is 15 put Ireland level with hosts Japan with their first-round by Romania against Canada in 2015. The Scots tried to victories in Pool A, and the two go head-to-head next claw their way back in the opening exchanges of the weekend. second half, no doubt inspired by their 31-point recov- James Ryan, Rory Best, Tadhg Furlong and Conway ery to draw with England earlier this year. scored for Ireland with Johnny Sexton and Murray But a 15-minute period of control went unrewarded landing a conversion each and Jack Carty kicked a and when Ireland regrouped, Conway scored the YOKOHAMA: Ireland’s wing Jacob Stockdale (2nd R) runs with the ball during the Japan 2019 Rugby World Cup Pool A match between Ireland and Scotland at the International Stadium Yokohama in penalty. For Scotland, Greig Laidlaw’s first-half penalty bonus-point fourth try and Carty sealed the game with Yokohama yesterday. —AFP was their only score. a penalty. —AFP

“The players that have been selected Bears look to bounce back against the Alapati Leiua, Rey Lee-Lo; Ed Fidow, Samoa draft deserve their selection,,” said Jackson. hard-hitting Samoans. Artemyev, who has Tusi Pisi; Dwayne Polataivao, Afaesetiti “Some players really put their hands up scored a record 29 test tries for his coun- Amosa, TJ Ioane; Chris Vui (captain), and that was what it was all about really. try, will demand greater support from his Kane Le’aupepe; Teofilo Paulo, Michael eight World Cup We want to keep consistency within the team mates against Samoa, particularly in Alaalatoa, Motu Matu’u, Logovii No deja vu as group and especially the starting fifteen defence after the Russians ran out of Mulipola. newbies for and I think we’ve done that.” steam against the Brave Blossoms. Replacements: Ray Niuia, Paul Alo- Jackson’s opposite number Lyn Jones Meanwhile, at 37, mercurial flyhalf Emile, Jordan Lay, Senio Toleafoa, Josh France spy a Russia game has named an unchanged side to the one Tusi Pisi is set to become the oldest Tyrell, Melani Matavao, AJ Alatimu, beaten 30-10 by hosts Japan in the tour- player to represent Samoa at the World Henry Taefu turn in fortunes TOKYO: Samoa coach Steve Jackson nament curtain raiser last Friday with Cup in a country he knows well after has selected eight Rugby World Cup flyhalf Yury Kushnarev poised to win a spells in Japan, notably with the Tokyo- Russia TOKYO: France prop Rabah Slimani thinks Les debutants for his side’s first game of the record-extending 111th cap. based Sunwolves in Super Rugby. Tim Vasily Artemyev (captain); German Bleus might have let their World Cup opener tournament against Russia on Tuesday. “Everybody deserves an opportunity Nanai-Williams, cousin of All Blacks Davydov, Vladimir Ostroushko, Dmitry against Argentina slip away had it been played a The New Zealander yesterday called against Samoa,” said the Welshman, hop- superstar Sonny Bill, plays full-back for Gerasimov, Kirill Golosnitskiy; Yury few months ago and is hoping Saturday’s dramat- up 10 of the starting line-up from their ing to lead Russia to a first World Cup the Samoans, who are ranked four places Kushnarev, Vasily Dorofeev; Nikita ic win will signal a change in fortunes. final warm-up game, a 34-15 defeat by victory in their second appearance in the higher than Russia at 16 and will expect Vavilin, Tagir Gadzhiev, Vitaly Zhivatov; The French led Wales 16-0 at halftime in the Australia, for the Pool A clash in tournament. “Samoa will be different in to get off to a winning start, though nei- Bogdan Fedotko, Andrey Ostrikov; Kirill Six Nations earlier this year only to lose 24-19, Kumagaya, north of Tokyo. Logovii attack and defence than Japan. They are ther side is given any serious chance of Gotovtsev, Stanislav Selskii, Valery while last November South Africa overhauled a Mulipola, Motu Matuu, captain Chris a very dangerous team. We will have to advancing from a group also containing Morozov. 23-9 deficit to beat them 29-26 with a last-minute Vui, Dwayne Polataivao, and Ah See be at our best to get a positive result.” Ireland and Scotland. Replacements: Evgeny Matveev, Bongi Mbonambi try at Stade de France. Tuala are those who come in for the Kushnarev, one of Russia’s standout Andrei Polivalov, Azamat Bitiev, Andrey It looked like deja vu on Saturday at Tokyo Pacific islanders, who reached the World players against the Japanese, starts Samoa team (15-1) Garbuzov, Anton Sychev, Dmitry Perov, Stadium when, after building a 20-3 lead at the Cup quarter-finals in 1991 and 1995. alongside captain Vasily Artemyev as the Tim Nanai-Williams; Ah See Tuala, Ramil Gaisin, Vladislav Sozonov. —AFP break on the back of some brilliant attacking rug- by, the French trailed 21-20 with 11 minutes to go. This time, though, replacement flyhalf Camille that’s the exciting thing. We’ve still got a Lopez eased their nerves with a coolly taken drop Low-key lot more in us.” goal which ultimately secured a 23-21 victory to Tonga, who’ve lost more than 20 play- send France top of Pool C. ers to other World Cup nations, were “Not so long ago, we would have lost this England beat vastly improved from the side that suf- match. But we kept our heads to win this opening fered a 92-7 warm-up thrashing by world game and make a good start to the tournament,” Tonga at Rugby champions New Zealand in Hamilton this Slimani said. month. “We didn’t play well against the “It reminded me of a lot of matches. I thought All Blacks and we caught them on a about the game against South Africa at Stade de World Cup bloody good day,” said Tonga coach France, when we lost in the last seconds. “For the Toutai Kefu. “Today’s effort was a much first time in a while, today it went in our favour. SAPPORO: Manu Tuilagi scored two tries improved effort. “England are a good It’s not over, but, hey, at last it’s turning in our as England launched their bid for a sec- team, they squeezed us for territory in favour.” While most of the plaudits for France’s ond Rugby World Cup title with a com- the first half and we couldn’t get into purple patch in the first half on Saturday were fortable but error-strewn 35-3 bonus- their 30 (metre area) to throw any handed to the backs - most notably dynamic point win over Tonga yesterday. The punches,” added Kefu, who played under winger Damian Penaud - Slimani and his fellow Samoa-born centre crossed twice under Jones for Australia. forwards also played their part, particularly just the Sapporo Dome roof in a first half that England, whose humiliating first- before halftime. ended with England well ahead at 18-3. round exit on home soil at the 2015 Argentina had been camped on the France line And second-half scores from hooker World Cup led to Jones’s appointment, for a long period when they elected to take a Jamie George and replacement Luke took an 11th-minute lead when inside SAPPORO: England’s lock Maro Itoje (C) runs to evade Tonga’s scrum-half scrum penalty. The French scrum got a huge Cowan-Dickie saw England secure a centre Farrell landed a penalty. Tonga Sonatane Takulua (L) and Tonga’s fly-half James Faiva (R) during the Japan shove going through Slimani’s tighthead side, bonus point for scoring four tries, a result scrum-half Sonatane Takulua equalised 2019 Rugby World Cup Pool C match between England and Tonga at the Sapporo though, forcing Argentina loosehead prop Nahuel that could be crucial in a tight Pool C. In three minutes later after a thumping hit Dome in Sapporo yesterday. —AFP Tetaz Chaparro to stand up and securing a penal- addition England, playing within them- by flanker Zane Kapeli on England num- ty that allowed them to break the siege. selves, also appeared to avoid any ber eight Billy Vunipola, whose father The three-times World Cup finalists next face injuries to key players. and uncle both played in the Tonga side fury of Jones, in charge of his native metre penalty. England scored their third the United States in Fukuoka on Oct. 2 followed “We had to toil hard today and I was thrashed 101-10 by England at the 1999 Australia when England beat the try when a thunderous rolling maul saw four days later by what will be another physical particularly pleased at the end of the World Cup. Wallabies in the 2003 World Cup final in hooker Jamie George power over in the contest against Tonga in Kumamoto. game when we were under the pump a England thought they had scored the Sydney. But Takalua missed, an error 57th minute. Their final opening-round match will be on bit, we defended really well,” said opening try when flanker Sam Underhill made worse for Tonga when Tuilagi But England lost momentum as Jones Oct. 12 in Yokohama against arch rivals England, a England coach Eddie Jones. “We’d like to charged over after fullback Elliot Daly scored his second try. Daly released rang the changes, although their fourth contest which is now likely to decide which team be sharper with the ball and that will ran a loose kick back. But with the Jonny May before the wing’s inside pass try arrived three minutes from time when tops Pool C. come. But I was really pleased with the grounding unclear to the television match to Tuilagi allowed the midfielder to wing Anthony Watson’s surging run and “We cannot allow ourselves to relax ... we efforts of my players. They worked hard official, the score was disallowed. charge in in the 31st minute. Farrell con- pass released Cowan-Dickie. must win the next two games,” fullback Max and what a great effort by Tonga.” From the resulting five-metre scrum, verted and England led 15-3. England now have a quick turnaround Medard said. England captain Owen Farrell, who however, Tuilagi bundled over for a 24th- England almost had another try before before their next Pool C match against “England is an ogre for us. They are several kicked 15 points, added: “To come away minute try which the TMO did award. half-time but had to settle for a Farrell the United States in Kobe on Thursday, levels above us. We can’t overthink things and with a bonus-point win is always a good Farrell missed the conversion but penalty that gave them a comfortable 15- with Tonga playing Argentina, looking to play one match ahead. It’s a bit of a cliche, but it’s start to a World Cup. “There are still England led 8-3. England lock Maro Itoje point advantage at half-time. Farrell made bounce back from an agonising loss to the truth.” —Reuters some mistakes that we can look at and then gave away a penalty to the obvious it 21-3 early in the second half with a 39- France, on Saturday. —AFP

retrieved from Moscow’s disgraced former spokesman for WADA confirmed the Russia has been suspended from all forward as anti-doping rule violations”. It Tampering drug-testing laboratory, a source close to results of the CRC report would be made international athletics competitions since added that, even if federations did not the matter has told AFP. public after the meeting today but said it 2015, although many of its athletes are bring forward a case, WADA could. The Compliance Review Committee was too early to discuss them. given special dispensation to compete WADA also said it aimed to analyse all doubts over (CRC) is preparing to recommend sanc- Providing full WADA access to the under a neutral banner. But the the priority cases by the end of the year. tions and is readying a report to present Moscow lab’s test files was a key condi- International Association of Athletics In July, it said that it was “compiling Russian to WADA at a meeting in Tokyo on tion of Russia’s controversial reinstate- Federations is due to reexamine the case strong evidence” of doping with 298 ath- Monday, the source said Saturday. ment last September following a major for reintegrating Russian athletes ahead of letes in the immediate line of fire from This source confirms a tweet from jour- state-sponsored doping scandal. If a the World Athletics Championships that files and samples retrieved from doping samples nalist Hajo Seppelt from German TV sta- fraud was revealed, this could possibly start in Doha September 27. Moscow’s disgraced former drug-testing tion ARD saying Russia is “suspected of lead to sanctions like banning Russia WADA said in July they had started laboratory. Those athletes represent 578 PARIS: The World Anti-Doping Agency having tampered with the samples from from future competitions such as the assessing the evidence provided “with a of the 2,262 total samples retrieved in doubts the authenticity of files and samples the Moscow lab”. Contacted by AFP, a Tokyo Olympic Games. view to identifying those cases to take Moscow. —AFP 26 Established 1961 Sports Monday, September 23, 2019 Vettel ends long wait for victory with Singapore triumph Championship leader Lewis Hamilton finishes fourth

SINGAPORE: Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel ended his tyres on lap 20, with Leclerc following suit on the year-long drought without a win at the Singapore next lap. Leclerc, however, was dismayed to leave the Grand Prix yesterday, mastering a hazy circuit to pits behind Vettel. Hamilton stayed out on track in the claim a record fifth triumph in the city-state. lead to set about forging a big enough gap to retain The German was chased home by teammate the lead when it was his turn to come in. Charles Leclerc, who started on pole but lost the lead But Vettel, Leclerc and Verstappen were lapping to the four-time world champion after making his pit much quicker than Hamilton and when the Briton stop, and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who finished finally stopped seven laps after his rivals, he emerged third. “It was a very late call on the pit stop and I just in a distant fourth place. gave it everything on the out lap. I was surprised to Hamilton’s only hope of victory was to capitalise on come out ahead and it was difficult to manage the his rivals’ degraded tyres late in the race. But three tyres but we controlled it to the end,” Vettel told safety car periods — when both George Russell and reporters. Sergio Perez stopped on the track, and when Daniil Championship leader Lewis Hamilton finished Kvyat collided with Kimi Raikkonen — allowed the fourth but extended his advantage over fellow front three plenty of time to cool their rubber. Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas to 65 points, with six Ferrari will be delighted to have recorded a one- races remaining, after the Finn finished in fifth. two finish at a circuit they were not expected to The race got off to a clean start with the top six muster a podium finish. retaining their grid positions despite Vettel putting But Leclerc was unhappy with the pit strategy immense pressure on second-placed Hamilton in the that dashed his hopes of a hat-trick after wins in opening lap. Belgium and Italy. While a few drivers were shifting position further “I won’t do anything stupid, I want us to finish down the field, the frontrunners were maintaining a one-two,” Leclerc told Ferrari over the radio when one-second gap between each other as Leclerc set he was behind the second safety car. “I just don’t a slow pace to make his soft tyres last as long as think it’s fair.” possible. Smog from forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia Ferrari and Red Bull were the first of the big teams has shrouded Singapore over the past week, and yes- SINGAPORE: Ferrari’s German driver Sebastian Vettel (R) holds up the trophy as second-placed Ferrari’s to bring their cars in for pit stops as Vettel and terday air quality dipped to unhealthy levels ahead of Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc (L) looks on, after the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix night race Verstappen were fitted with the more durable hard the race. —AFP at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore yesterday. —AFP

any lingering hopes Danilo Petrucci, Alex Marquez one Rins, Maverick Vinales and Valentino Rossi still had of lifting the trophy. One of race away from Dovizioso and Petrucci, both of Ducati, Naomi Osaka ends needed to win to turn the tide but the team’s last victory in Aragon came in MotoGP title 2010, while Marquez has made this title drought at 5.077km-circuit something of a home after Aragon win venue in recent years. Pan Pacific Open He finished the race in ALCANIZ: Marc Marquez moved to 41min.57.221sec, a considerable 4.836sec TOKYO: Japan’s Naomi Osaka ended an eight- within one race of sealing his sixth ahead of Dovizioso and 5.430sec in front month title drought by winning the Pan Pacific Open MotoGP title yesterday after another of Australian Jack Miller, who snatched in her home city yesterday, her first trophy since her dominant display saw him cruise to vic- third and a spot on the podium. “We’re second consecutive Grand Slam triumph at the tory in Aragon. The 26-year-old’s eighth really happy about that, we needed that Australian Open in January. triumph of the season is his fourth in a result, especially when you start 10th,” The former world number one overwhelmed row at the Aragon Motorland, situated Dovizioso said. Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2, 6-3 in just 160km from his home town of Cervera, Marquez had been quickest in both over an hour to make it third time lucky in finals at and means he now sits 98 points clear in practice and qualifying and the dry track the tournament after finishing runner-up in 2016 and the World Championship standings with only enhanced his credentials as the out- 2018. The US-based star, winner of last year’s US five races left. standing favourite coming into the race. ALCANIZ: Repsol Honda Team’s Spanish rider Marc Marquez celebrates on the Open, was born in Osaka and it was clearly a happy Italy’s Andrea Dovizioso, who crossed Rins had to apologise afterwards for podium after winning the MotoGP race of the Moto Grand Prix of Aragon at the Motorland circuit in Alcaniz yesterday. —AFP homecoming for the 21-year-old who beamed and the line in second after starting the race his early dash inside that forced Franco smiled her way through a dominant week on court. 10th on the grid, remains Marquez’s clos- Morbidelli to crash out at the 12th turn, She became the first Japanese player to win the Pan est challenger in the standings — with Rins also affected and dropping ing him a few seconds but no positions, closed the gap on leader Alex Marquez, Pacific title since Kimiko Date in 1995. “I have although the Honda rider can now seal down to 19th as a result. Marquez was as the pack behind Marquez bunched, all the younger brother of the 500cc class’ played finals here. This is my third time. So I am the title in Thailand next month. more than a second clear after the open- in touch with the podium places. Having top dog, after finishing less than a second really glad that I was able to win, and for it to be in “I was convinced about my strategy ing lap but Vinales and Fabio Quartararo seen off Quartararo, Vinales now surged behind yesterday’s winner Brad Binder. the city where I was born makes it really special,” and I felt good. I pushed in the beginning, were both battling for a spot in the top round the outside of Miller while Spaniard Navarro is 38 points behind Osaka said. opened a gap of four to five seconds and three, with Miller establishing himself Marquez moved almost five seconds countryman Marquez, who finished third “I think my serves have been doing really well the didn’t push more,” Marquez said after- behind the leader in second. Valentino clear, his success all-but secured with six in Aragon despite starting the race in last two matches,” she said. “I think that definitely wards. “I’m happy with this victory. It Rossi, Dovizioso, Cal Crutchlow and laps to go. pole position. Aron Canet closed to with- helped me out especially today since she looks easy, but in the end we’re working Andrea Iannone were all chasing Aleix Vinales came under late pressure from in two points of top spot in the Moto3 (Pavlyuchenkova) is such a great returner,” added the very hard. We crashed on Friday, so we Espargaro in fifth and Vinales made his Dovizioso and was overtaken by the after taking advantage of overall leader big-hitting world number four who stormed through are always pushing. We know that move on the 16th turn to take third, with Italian, who opened up down the back Lorenzo Dalla Porta finishing 11th by the tournament without dropping a set. —AFP Dovizioso never gives up.” Miller now firmly in his sights. straight. By then, Marquez’s victory was storming to a win and gaining a massive Marquez’s victory in Spain also ends Rins served a long-lap penalty, cost- complete. In the Moto2 Jorge Navarro 20 points on the Italian. —AFP

inning, leading Washington to a win over host Miami after the inning that helped left-hander Sean Manaea coast to a third Cubs’ season on Nationals blew a four-run lead in the eighth. After Dozier’s hit off straight win, as Oakland routed visiting Texas and won for the 10th reliever Jose Urena (4-10), the Nationals got RBIs by Adam Eaton time in its last 11 games. Manaea (3-0) remained unbeaten in four (single), Juan Soto (walk) and Kurt Suzuki (three-run double). That starts since making his season debut on Sept. 1 after missing 13 ropes as Cards rally made a winner of reliever Wander Suero (6-8). Washington’s months following elbow surgery. He took a three-hit shutout and Stephen Strasburg pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing just 11-0 lead into the sixth inning before serving up solo home runs to three hits and three walks while striking out six. But Nationals Elvis Andrus (his 11th) and Danny Santana (his 26th). Manaea left stun Kimbrel reliever Fernando Rodney blew a 4-0 lead in the eighth, retiring after 5 2/3 innings, walking one and striking out four. Today’s series just one of the six batters he faced. finale will also be Oakland’s final home game in the regular season, CHICAGO: Yadier Molina and Paul DeJong hit back-to-back as the A’s finish the season in Southern California against the homers off of hard-throwing closer Craig Kimbrel in the top of the ROYALS 12, TWINS 5 Angels, then in Seattle against the Mariners. ninth inning, and the visiting St. Louis Cardinals stunned the Cheslor Cuthbert hit a two-run, pinch-hit home run to break a Chicago Cubs with a 9-8 win on Saturday afternoon. St. Louis 5-5 tie and highlight a seven-run ninth inning as Kansas City beat ANGELS 8, ASTROS 4 (88-67) moved six games ahead of Chicago (82-73) in the Minnesota in Minneapolis. Cuthbert hit the first pinch-hit homer of Luke Bard anchored a strong bullpen performance, and visit- National League Central with only seven games to go. The Cubs his career off reliever Taylor Rogers (2-4), a 364-foot line drive ing Los Angeles made an early lead stand up in a victory over also fell three games behind the Milwaukee Brewers for the NL’s down the left field line, to drive in Ryan O’Hearn. The Royals would Houston. Bard (3-2) worked two perfect innings against the heart second wild-card spot after the Brewers beat the Pirates later go on to roll up eight hits and two walks while sending 13 batters of the Astros’ lineup, as five Angels relievers covered the final 18 Saturday. Cardinals right-hander John Gant (11-1) got credit for the to the plate in the inning. O’Hearn homered, doubled and had three outs and denied Houston a chance to clinch its third consecutive win after recording the final out of the eighth. He was one of eight hits and three RBIs, Jorge Soler finished with three hits and an RBI, AL West title. The Astros will have to wait until the series finale relievers to follow starter Dakota Hudson, who gave up three runs and Ryan McBroom had two hits and scored twice for Kansas City today, after the Angels won for just the second time in their last in three innings. Molina evened the score at 8 on Kimbrel’s first (57-99), which snapped a four-game losing streak. Randy Rosario 13 games at Minute Maid Park. pitch of the game. He clubbed a high fastball over the wall in left- (2-0) retired one batter to end the eighth and pick up the win. center field for his ninth homer of the season and 155th of his YANKEES 7, BLUE JAYS 2 career. On Kimbrel’s second pitch, DeJong put the Cardinals on PHILLIES 9, INDIANS 4 Giancarlo Stanton homered and had an RBI double, and top 9-8. He hammered another fastball an estimated 440 feet to Brad Miller hit two solo homers, and Bryce Harper slammed a James Paxton allowed just an unearned run in six innings as New center for his 28th homer, which added to his career high. three-run shot as visiting Philadelphia beat Cleveland to dent the York beat Toronto at Yankee Stadium. Stanton doubled to drive Indians’ playoff chances. The loss ended the Indians’ five-game in Aaron Judge and then scored on Mike Ford’s RBI single in the BREWERS 10, PIRATES 1 winning streak and dropped them a game back of the Tampa Bay fourth for the Yankees’ first two runs. In the sixth, Stanton ham- CHICAGO: Kris Bryant #17 of the Chicago Cubs reacts after Keston Hiura’s two-run home run propelled host Milwaukee Rays for the second wild card from the American League with sev- mered an 0-1 changeup from Brock Stewart into the bleachers in striking out during the fourth inning of a game against the St. past Pittsburgh, which lost its eighth straight game. Hiura’s 18th en games left. The Indians did remain four back in the AL Central, deep left field for his second homer of the season. Stanton struck Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. —AFP home run of the season came with two outs in the bottom of the however, with the division-leading Twins’ loss to the Royals. Jason out looking in the first, and manager Aaron Boone was ejected by first, on a 3-2 pitch with Yasmani Grandal on base. The Brewers Vargas (7-8) earned his first victory in 10 starts with Philadelphia third-base umpire Joe West arguing the call. Paxton (15-6) won went ahead 2-1 and scored eight more unanswered runs to cruise since he was traded from the New York Mets on July 29. Vargas his career-high 10th straight start, allowing three hits with seven danger of being moved to the bullpen for the playoffs after back- to their seventh win in eight games and their 14th win in the past 16 went 6 1/3 innings, allowing four runs (two earned) and five hits, strikeouts and no walks. His ERA during the streak is 2.25 ERA, to-back shaky outings. But the left-hander bounced back to games. Along with moving to three up on the Chicago Cubs — striking out eight and walking two. Oscar Mercado had a two-run lowering his season ERA to 3.73. blank the Giants on five hits. He struck out two and didn’t walk a their closest competition for the second wild-card spot — the homer to help the Indians to an early 4-1 lead. batter. Atlanta (96-60) improved to 50-30 at home and has won Brewers also ended their night still one game out of the top wild ROCKIES 4, DODGERS 2 three in a row. San Francisco (74-81) has dropped three straight card, held by the Washington Nationals. RAYS 5, RED SOX 4 (11 INNINGS) Ryan McMahon and Josh Fuentes hit home runs as last-place and has lost five of six meetings with the Braves this season. Nate Lowe hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the 11th Colorado prevented host Los Angeles from reaching 100 wins on REDS 3, METS 2 inning as host Tampa Bay continued its playoff push with a win the season. It was the Rockies’ first victory in eight tries at Los DIAMONDBACKS 4, PADRES 2 Pinch hitter Christian Colon delivered a tiebreaking single off Seth over Boston in St. Petersburg, Fla. It was the third straight 11-inning Angeles this season, and they also ended a 12-game losing streak Abraham Almonte had three hits and scored three runs, and Lugo with two outs in the eighth inning as host Cincinnati put a dent victory for the Rays (92-63), who not only moved that one game at Dodger Stadium going back to last season. Walker Buehler Domingo Leyba and Eduardo Escobar each drove in two runs as in New York’s playoff hopes. The loss put New York (80-74) 4 1/2 ahead of Cleveland in the race for the second AL wild-card spot, (13-4), a possible No. 1 starter for Los Angeles when the playoffs visiting Arizona beat San Diego to ruin the debut of interim games behind the Brewers in that wild-card race and also dropped but kept pace with Oakland to remain two back of the top wild- open, gave up four runs on five hits with three walks and five Padres manager Rod Barajas. Barajas, a former major league the Mets’ elimination number down to four. Colon batted for reliever card spot. Willy Adames also homered for Tampa Bay. Rays right- strikeouts over six-plus innings. He has given up 17 earned runs catcher, was the Padres’ bench coach for Andy Green, who was Joel Kuhnel with runners at first and second after Justin Wilson (4-2) hander Diego Castillo (5-8) got the victory for the second straight over his last three starts against the Rockies, but he also had a fired Saturday just eight games shy of completing four seasons walked Jose Iglesias and Jose Peraza singled. After Lugo fanned night despite allowing a go-ahead, solo homer to Boston’s Mitch career-best 16-strikeout game against them earlier this season. as Padres manager. Green had a 274-366 record as the 19th pinch hitter Curt Casali for the second out, Colon grounded a full- Moreland in the top of the 11th. Right-hander Josh A. Smith (0-3), manager in Padres history. Things didn’t improve Saturday as the count curveball up the middle and Iglesias scored the decisive run. the 11th Red Sox pitcher, took the loss. BRAVES 8, GIANTS 1 Padres fell to 24-41 since the All-Star break and 1-8 over the last Max Fried may have placed himself back in consideration for nine games. Eight Diamondbacks pitchers held the Padres to two NATIONALS 10, MARLINS 4 (10 INNINGS) ATHLETICS 12, RANGERS 3 a starting spot in the postseason, throwing 5 1/3 scoreless innings runs on five hits. Over the last six games, the Padres have seven Brian Dozier pulled a go-ahead RBI single in the top of the 10th Matt Chapman had two hits and two RBIs in a seven-run first as Atlanta hammered visiting San Francisco. Fried (17-6) was in runs on 27 hits. —Reuters 27 Sports Monday, September 23, 2019 Barcelona’s poor start continues with surprise defeat by Granada Atletico drop to third in the table, Celta climb to 14th

MADRID: Barcelona threw on their stars of the pres- best attacking trio and in what positions. ent and the future on Saturday but neither Lionel “In the end, the coach is responsible and I feel Messi nor Ansu Fati could save them from a dismal 2-0 responsible,” Valverde said. “I always think you can defeat away at Granada. Messi was still not deemed fit win or lose but at least you have to deserve to win enough to start at Los Carmenes while Fati, the 16- when you lose, and today it hasn’t been like that.” year-old who has lit up La Liga in recent weeks, also Firpo’s mistake came early, as he shaped to play a began the game on the bench. long ball over the top back to his goalkeeper. Instead, But while both came on at half-time with Barca the lively Roberto Soldado stole possession and trailing to Ramon Azeez’s opener, it was Granada that slipped in Antonio Puertas. scored again, Alvaro Vadillo converting a penalty after Arturo Vidal was found guilty of a handball. Barcelona MESSI IMPACT LIMITED have now won only two of their opening five league With Firpo on the floor, Gerard Pique scrambled games and none away from Camp Nou, this their sec- across but Puertas’ shot only looped up off the ond loss already, just one fewer than the three they defender to the back post where Azeez headed in. suffered during the entirety of last season. Granada seemed hungrier than Barca and their domi- With seven points on the board, this is their worst nance persuaded Valverde to make two changes at start to a season since 1994. “Obviously I am worried,” half-time, Messi and Fati replacing Carles Perez and said coach Ernesto Valverde. “Because we are not get- Firpo. ting good results and when that happens in two or Messi won a free-kick 30 yards out but hit it three games, it means we are not playing well.” straight at the wall while Marc-Andre ter Stegen fum- Instead, Granada go top of the table after capitalis- bled a cross and had to react quickly to claw it back ing on Atletico Madrid’s goalless draw at home to off his own line. Any hopes of a Barca comeback were Celta Vigo a few hours before. They will stay there dashed in the 66th minute as Vidal handballed at the until today, when Sevilla, Real Madrid or Athletic end of a scramble in the box and Vadillo made no mis- Bilbao could overtake them. Barcelona are sixth, take with the spot-kick. grasping onto the consolation of Messi’s second sub- One break saw Messi supply Fati but the teenager stitute appearance in five days that now suggests he took too long and then Messi tried himself but his shot has finally recovered from the niggling calf injury sus- was straight at the goalkeeper. In the end, Granada GRANADA: Granada’s Spanish midfielder Antonio Puertas (2L) vies with Barcelona’s Guinea-Bissau forward tained at the start of August. were comfortable winners. Atletico could have Ansu Fati during the Spanish league football match between Granada FC and FC Barcelona at Nuevo Los Their problems though are unlikely to be solved returned to the top of La Liga but were frustrated by a Carmenes stadium in Granada. — AFP simply by their captain’s return. Junior Firpo’s error determined Celta Vigo. two minutes into his first start for the club gifted After coming from two goals down to salvage a lowing last weekend’s shock defeat away at Real Spanish striker available again after recovering from a Granada their opening goal and set the tone for a point against Juventus in the Champions League on Sociedad. This latest setback leaves Simeone with knee injury. But neither Felix nor Morata, or their part- chaotic night in defence. Wednesday, Atletico failed to sustain the momentum in familiar questions to answer about his side’s attacking ner Diego Costa, could conjur up the decisive opening, And up front, Antoine Griezmann was quiet again, a match of few chances at the Wanda Metropolitano. threat. with full-backs Renan Lodi and Kieran Trippier by far with little in any of the combinations to suggest Diego Simeone’s side won their opening three Summer signing Joao Felix started before being the team’s most creative outlets. Atletico drop to third Ernesto Valverde has yet worked out who will form his league games but are now two without a victory, fol- replaced by Alvaro Morata in the second half, the in the table while Celta climb to 14th. —AFP S Africa quicks set FIFA study hails up series-levelling best-ever women’s Van Dijk threatens win against India WCup in France to eclipse

BENGALURU: South Africa fast bowlers Kagiso PARIS: FIFA’s Technical Study Group (TSG) hailed this Ronaldo-Messi Rabada and Beuran Hendricks helped restrict India to a year’s women’s World Cup in France as the best-ever in low total and set up a comfortable series-levelling nine- the competition’s history, with the tournament showcasing in world’s best wicket win for the touring side in the third and final the tactical, technical and physical improvements in the women’s game. Twenty20 international yesterday. Soccer’s world governing body released its analysis of The hosts, who won the second T20 to take a 1-0 MILAN: Virgil Van Dijk threatens to eclipse fellow the tournament in a 105-page report which their coaching European stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel lead in the series after a washout in the first match, and player development department head Branimir Ujevic managed a below par 134-9 in their 20 overs after cap- Messi to lift FIFA’s The Best Player award today, to said had confirmed the game’s holistic development. set himself up as favourite for this year’s Ballon tain Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to bat at the “From a technical, tactical, physical and mental point of d’Or. Van Dijk, Ronaldo and Messi are the three M.Chinnaswamy Stadium. South Africa captain Quinton view, France 2019 was the best women’s World Cup seen de Kock scored a second straight fifty in the series and to date,” Ujevic said in a statement. men’s finalists for The Best Player award, with the remained unbeaten on 79 to help his side chase down The United States won a record-extending fourth winner to be announced on Monday in a star- the target with 19 balls to spare. De Kock, who made 52 World Cup with a 2-0 victory over the Netherlands in the studded ceremony in Milan’s famous opera house at Mohali, and Reeza Hendricks scored 76 for the final in July, confirming their status as the leading power in La Scala. The towering Dutch defender helped opening stand to stub out India’s hopes of early wickets the women’s game. The report said headers accounted for Liverpool to the Champions League trophy last and any chance of a fight. 27 goals including 15 from open play, up from 23 at season and is well-positioned having already won Reeza was dismissed for 28 but the South Africa BANGALORE: Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli (L) Canada 2015, and highlighted the players’ ability to better the UEFA player of the year award. skipper put the hosts’ bowlers to the sword, smashing and South African captain Quinto de Kock (R) share the use the width of the pitch to deliver crosses. Since The Best award was created in 2016, the five sixes and six fours in his 52-ball knock. Earlier, trophy after the third Twenty20 international cricket Goalkeepers had an overall save rate of 70%, five per- winner has gone on to also lift the coveted Ballon Hendricks dismissed dangerous India opener Rohit match of a three-match series between India and centage points up from 2015. Only 9% of passes were d’Or, which will be unveiled on December 2. Real Sharma early and picked up another wicket to finish South Africa ended with a draw, at the M. played long in the 2019 tournament while 61% of all ball- Madrid and Croatia midfielder Luka Modric won with impressive bowling figures of 2-14 from his four Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore yesterday. — AFP regains occurred within seven seconds. both awards last year to end Ronaldo and Messi’s “This was the most fluid women’s World Cup of all time overs. Rabada did not have a great start, bowling wides ten-year domination. on his first three deliveries, and conceded 17 runs in his succession and India needed their middle order to as players showed a great ability to read the game and perform the right movements with and without the ball,” In the past three years the podiums for both opening over but recovered well to finish with 3-39. stand up and guide the side to a competitive total. TSG head April Heinrichs said. Heinrichs added that better awards have been almost identical apart from South Africa spinners Bjorn Fortuin and Tabraiz Shamsi Left-arm spinner Fortuin put paid to those hopes by coaching analysis and the use of technology had helped Egyptian Mohamed Salah’s third place in The Best also kept things tight, conceding 42 runs in seven overs dismissing Rishabh Pant, who made 19, and Shreyas Iyer coaches give immediate and detailed feedback to players, in 2018, a spot occupied by France’s Antoine between them while picking up three wickets. (5) in the same over. There were no heroics from the thereby improving their performance. “Of course, we need Griezmann in the Ballon d’Or. Shikhar Dhawan, who top-scored for the hosts with lower order either as India struggled to hit boundaries to credit the coaches for the team’s preparations. All in all, Based on Liverpool’s success last season it 36, and Kohli appeared to have steadied the ship for at a ground known to be a high-scoring venue. The two this is the result of teams playing more friendlies and could be Van Dijk’s turn to become the first India with a 41-run stand after the early loss of Rohit. sides will next play three Tests, starting with the open- shows the positive impact of under-20 and under-17 com- defender since Italy’s former World Cup winner But Dhawan and Kohli, who made nine, fell in quick ing match at Visakhapatnam from Oct 2. — Reuters petitions,” Heinrichs said. — Reuters Fabio Cannavaro in 2006. The 28-year-old proved himself among the best defenders in the world for Liverpool and the Dutch national side who reached the Nations League final. Guangzhou defeat breathes Liverpool also missed out on the Premier Iran ‘assures’ FIFA that League title by just one point behind Manchester City. Both Messi and Ronaldo have won FIFA’s new life into CSL title race award in different guises five times each. Former women can attend qualifier Real Madrid star Ronaldo’s six-year reign as the HONG KONG: Guangzhou Evergrande’s the top corner. Champions League top scorer ended last season. MILAN: FIFA president Gianni 1981, with clerics arguing they must be lead at the top of the Chinese Super Guangzhou, meanwhile, have now lost The 34-year-old scored six goals in Juventus’s Infantino said yesterday that world protected from the masculine atmos- League was trimmed to a point yesterday two and drawn one of the three games European campaign, including an incredible treble football’s governing body has been phere and sight of semi-clad men. after Fabio Cannavaro’s side lost 1-0 to they have played since their 13-game against Atletico Madrid, before they were elimi- “assured” by Iranian authorities that FIFA officials have been in Iran to Wuhan Zall to allow the chasing pack to winning streak was broken last month nated in the quarter-finals. Ronaldo also won the women will be able to attend a World discuss preparations for the October reignite the title race. and the latest loss came courtesy of a Nations League with Portugal and his first Serie A Cup qualifier in Tehran next month. FIFA 10 World Cup qualifier against Second-placed Beijing Guoan cruised goal from Liu Yun, with the result moving title with Juventus. to a 3-0 win over Tianjin Tianhai to move Wuhan up to sixth. had demanded Iran allow women free Cambodia, their first home game of the Messi was top scorer in the Champions League to within a point of the lead while unlimited access to stadiums following 2022 qualifying competition. Sahar “You can see that we were very anx- defending champions Shanghai SIPG ious and many players wanted to try to last season with 12 goals before Barcelona were the ‘Blue girl’ incident where a woman Khodayari, dubbed “blue girl” because kept their challenge alive with a late 2-1 use their individual ability to win the eliminated by Liverpool in the semi-finals. The killed herself after being arrested trying of the colours of the team she support- win over Henan Jianye. game,” said Cannavaro. “We have to try Argentine was also the top European scorer with to access a football stadium. “We have ed, Esteghlal FC, was reportedly Li Shenglong’s 90th minute winner - to get out of the woods in the next five 36 goals and won La Liga title with Barcelona. been assured, that as of the next inter- detained last year when trying to enter after Oscar had seen his opening free games in the league.” The 32-year-old helped Argentina to bronze at national game of Iran, women will be a stadium dressed as a man to watch kick conversion cancelled out by Elsewhere, Rafa Benitez’s Dalian 2019 Copa America. Messi however could pay for allowed to enter football stadiums,” them. She died of her injuries in a Tehran Fernando Karanga - gave Vitor Pereira’s Yifang bounced back from last week’s his three-month suspension by South American Infantino told a FIFA conference on hospital after setting herself on fire out- 2018 champions just their second win in loss against Wuhan to hand Shenzhen FC football body CONMEBOL after alleging corrup- women’s football in Milan yesterday. side a court in early September. The five league games and moved them to a 2-0 defeat, with goals from Zheng Long tion at the Copa America. FIFA wants Iran to end its ban on death of Khodayari sparked an outcry within three points of the summit. and Dong Yanfeng keeping the Spaniard’s Among the women, American World Cup win- women entering stadiums that breaches online, with many calling on FIFA to ban Earlier in the day Norway-born John side seventh in the standings. ners Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan, are in the international soccer statutes prohibiting Iran from international competitions and Hou Saeter - known as Hou Yongyong Marouane Fellaini earned Shandong running along with England’s Lucy Bronze. discrimination. “We need to have women for fans to boycott matches. “I think it’s since gaining Chinese citizenship earlier Luneng a point as the former Manchester Rapinoe, 34, left France with a Golden Boot and attending, we need to push for that with huge, that FIFA has enough of a pull and this year - earned Beijing the lead in United midfielder scored the decisive Golden Ball award. respect but in a strong and forceful way ability to influence change,” two-time Tianjin with less than four minutes on the second as his side fought back after The three contenders for the men’s coaching and we cannot wait anymore,” Infantino US women’s World Cup winning coach clock when he slotted past goalkeeper going two goals down inside the first 11 award are Liverpool’s Champions League winning added. “This is something very impor- Jill Ellis said on the sidelines of the Milan Sun Qibin to score his first goal for the minutes to draw 2-2 with Shanghai tant, it is 40 years that this has not hap- conference. club since joining from Staebek. Shenhua. coach Jurgen Klopp, along with Tottenham’s pened, with a couple of exceptions, but “It’s absolutely right, I don’t think The 21-year-old gave Beijing the per- Hebei CFFC notched up a 2-1 win over Mauricio Pochettino, who reached the European it is important to move to the next level there should be any discrimination, peri- fect platform to build on, with Zhang Tianjin Teda while Jiangsu Suning sealed final, and Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola. US and to the next stage.” The Islamic od. And not to allow women attend Yuning doubling their advantage 24 min- their third win in a row with a 2-1 victory women’s coach Jill Ellis is in the running for the republic has barred female spectators matches, I can’t even wrap my brain utes later before Renato Augusto put the against Chongqing Lifan that moves them women’s coaching award along with England’s Phil from football and other stadiums since around it,” added Ellis. —AFP result beyond doubt with a coolly taken to within one point of fourth-placed Neville and Dutch coach Sarina Wiegman. —AFP strike from outside the area that flew into Shandong. — Reuters Established 1961 Sport

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

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Liverpool stay perfect with win at Chelsea Dismal Man United overpowered by West Ham

LONDON: Chelsea’s English striker Tammy Abraham (L) vies with Liverpool’s German-born Cameroonian defender Joel Matip (C) during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Liverpool at Stamford Bridge in London yesterday. —AFP

LONDON: Leaders Liverpool maintained their perfect throughout the game and lacked spark and creativity. the lead a minute after halftime when Ward’s powerful Dendoncker. Wolves remain second from bottom with start to the Premier League season as first-half goals United created no chances of note before the interval shot was headed into his own net by Leander four points. — Reuters from Trent Alexander-Arnold and Roberto Firmino but Juan Mata missed a glorious opportunity early in secured a 2-1 win at Chelsea yesterday that left them the second half when he missed the target from close five points clear at the summit. range, while Harry Maguire was later thwarted by West It was a sixth straight league win from the start of Ham keeper Lukasz Fabianksi. the campaign for Juergen Klopp’s European champions Their slim hopes of getting back into the game were Napoli thrash Lecce to move up to and extended their club-record streak to 15 in total. rocked when Rashford came off with a suspected mus- Chelsea, who put up a spirited fightback in the second cle injury, leaving winger Daniel James to operate as a third, Roma grab late win at Bologna half, pulled a goal back with a superb effort from lone striker for the final half an hour. West Ham have 11 N’Golo Kante but a second defeat of the season left points after six games, the same as third-placed LECCE: A Fernando Llorente double helped deadline day. The 34-year-old scored in the 2-0 them 10 points adrift in 11th. Leicester City, while Man United are eighth on eight Napoli move into third place in Serie A with a 4-1 Champions League victory over Liverpool during Liverpool took the lead in the 14th minute when points. win at Lecce yesterday, while Edin Dzeko scored a the week and was again decisive as he latched on Alexander-Arnold rifled the ball into the top corner Meanwhile, ten-man Arsenal twice battled back from after Mohamed Salah backheeled a free kick into his a goal down to beat Aston Villa 3-2 with Pierre- last-gasp winner as Roma beat Bologna 2-1. to a deflected shot to roll in Napoli’s opener after path on the edge of the box. Chelsea had been a clear Emerick Aubameyang’s late effort securing the points in Spaniard Llorente struck the opening goal on 28 minutes. second best in the early stages but were denied an a thriller at the Emirates yesterday. John McGinn gave his first start for Carlo Ancelotti’s side before Insigne then scored from the spot at the second equaliser by VAR after 26 minutes when Cesar Villa a 20th-minute lead and Arsenal’s task became Lorenzo Insigne doubled their lead with a penalty time of asking after goalkeeper Gabriel was pinged Azpilicueta bundled the ball in only for replays to show even harder when Ainsley Maitland-Niles was shown a before the break. Fabian Ruiz’s curling strike made for coming off his line early when he saved the first that Mason Mount had strayed a fraction offside in the second yellow card 20 minutes later. it three before Marco Mancosu pulled one back for effort, resulting in a retake. Ruiz struck a sublime build-up. Despite being a man down, the hosts dominated Lecce from the penalty spot, but Llorente made third after the break before Mancosu gave the Liverpool made the most of the reprieve as four min- possession and equalised on the hour when Nicolas sure of the points with a tap-in. home side hope from the spot, but Llorente ended utes later Andy Robertson’s cross from the left was Pepe converted from the penalty spot after midfielder In Bologna, Roma defender Aleksandar Kolarov any suggestion of a comeback when he pounced headed powerfully into the net by the unmarked Matteo Guendouzi was fouled in the area by Bjˆrn went from hero to zero in the space of five second- on Gabriel’s parry to tap in his side’s fourth with Roberto Firmino. Kante pulled one back in spectacular Engels. half minutes as he scored a superb free-kick before eight minutes remaining. fashion, turning midfielder Fabinho, before attacking the Villa were ahead again almost immediately through conceding a penalty to gift Nicola Sansone the Bologna and Roma were both unbeaten going heart of the visitors’ defence and curling the ball into Wesley but Calum Chambers replied again for the hosts equaliser. into Sunday’s meeting and Dzeko’s last-minute the far corner, but Mount and substitute Michy in the 81st minute. Roma’s Gianluca Mancini was shown a second header ended an eight-match winning home run for Batshuayi missed late chances to equalise. Aubameyang then pounced to complete a remark- yellow card with five minutes remaining but Dzeko Sinisa Mihajlovic’s side. Kolarov curled a wonderful Earlier, West Ham United beat a toothless able win for Unai Emery’s side who moved into fourth powered home a header from point-blank range in free kick into the top corner from the edge of the Manchester United 2-0 at home yesterday to move into spot with 11 points. Villa are third from bottom with the dying seconds to send the capital club fourth. area after 49 minutes to put the visitors in front. fourth place in the Premier League as Ole Gunnar four points. In another match, Diogo Jota’s last-gasp Napoli are third on nine points, one behind However, he then tripped up Roberto Soriano Solskjaer’s side ended the game without an established equaliser earned Wolverhampton Wanderers a 1-1 draw Juventus and three off leaders Inter Milan, while inside the box just four minutes later, allowing striker after Marcus Rashford came off injured. at Crystal Palace yesterday as their wait for a first Roma are one point behind them and Bologna Sansone to send Roma goalkeeper Pau Lopez the Ukrainian forward Andriy Yarmolenko put West Ham Premier League win of the season continued. occupy fifth place on seven points. wrong way. ahead at the end of a drab first half with a confident A mistake by Joel Ward five minutes into stoppage Elsewhere, Sampdoria earned their first points Bologna threatened a shock win as Lopez was first-time finish into the bottom corner and Aaron time allowed Jota to score from close range, earning of the season with a 1-0 win over Torino, while forced into a superb save on Soriano before Cresswell sealed victory with an outstanding free kick Wolves a fourth draw from their six games. They had to Francesco Caputo scored twice in Sassuolo’s 3-0 Mancini was given his marching orders for throw- in the 84th minute. do it the hard way though as they played the final victory against SPAL. Former Tottenham Hotspur ing an arm in the face of Federico Santander. Dzeko The visitors, who were missing Paul Pogba, Anthony stages with 10 men after Romain Saiss was shown a striker Llorente earned a starting spot for the first rose to head in the winner in the final minute of Martial and Luke Shaw through injury and lost teenage second yellow card for a foul on Wilfried Zaha. time since joining Napoli on a free transfer on added time to wrap up the points. — Reuters striker Mason Greenwood to illness, looked sluggish Palace, who could have gone sixth with a win, took